Molecular typing reveals substantial Plasmodium vivax infection in asymptomatic adults in a rural area of Cameroon

• Published in: Malaria journal Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 170
• Main Authors: Fru-Cho, Jerome, Bumah, Violet V, Safeukui, Innocent, Nkuo-Akenji, Theresa, Titanji, Vincent PK, Haldar, Kasturi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.05.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antibodies; Antibodies, Protozoan - blood; Antigens; Asymptomatic Diseases - epidemiology; Cameroon - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA, Protozoan - genetics; Duffy Blood-Group System - genetics; Epidemiology; Erythrocytes; Female; Genetic aspects; Humans; Immunoassay; Infections; Malaria; Malaria - epidemiology; Malaria - parasitology; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Microscopy; Middle Aged; Molecular Epidemiology; Molecular Typing; Mortality; Parasites; Physiological aspects; Plasmodium - classification; Plasmodium - isolation & purification; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium malariae; Plasmodium ovale; Plasmodium vivax; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Rural Population; Seasons; Studies; Tropical diseases; Viral antibodies; Young Adult; Cameroon

Malaria in Cameroon is due to infections by Plasmodium falciparum and, to a lesser extent, Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale, but rarely Plasmodium vivax. A recent report suggested "Plasmodium vivax-like" infections around the study area that remained unconfirmed. Therefore, molecul...