Submicroscopic Malaria in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain
- Joaquín Pousibet-Puerto
- Mª Teresa Cabezas-Fernández
- Ana B. Lozano-Serrano
- José Vázquez-Villegas
- Manuel J. Soriano-Pérez
- Isabel Cabeza-Barrera
- José A. Cuenca-Gómez
- Joaquín Salas-Coronas
Publication date
February 2019
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ISSN
1080-6040 Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
In a screening program, we detected submicroscopic malaria in 8.9% of recent migrants to Spain from sub-Saharan Africa. Hemoglobinopathies and filarial infection occurred more frequently in newly arrived migrants with submicroscopic malaria than in those without. Our findings could justify systematic screening in immigrants and recent travelers from malaria-endemic areas
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