Household Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium ovale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2013-2014

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Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious
[저자] Cedar L Mitchell, Hillary M Topazian, Nicholas F Brazeau, Molly Deutsch-Feldman, Jeremie Muwonga, Eric Sompwe, Antoinette K Tshefu, Melchior K Mwandagalirwa, Jonathan B Parr, Jonathan J Juliano
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In a cross-sectional molecular study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 78% of households had ≥1 member infected with Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and/or Plasmodium ovale spp.; 47% of children and 33% of adults tested positive for ≥1 species. Risk factors varied by species and age group.

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【저자키워드】 P. falciparum, P. vivax and P. ovale, household prevalence in the DRC.,