Asymptomatic malaria and other infections in children adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006–2011
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We screened 52 children adopted from Ethiopia for malaria because they had previously lived in a disease-endemic region or had past or current hepatomegaly or splenomegaly. Seven (13.5%) children had asymptomatic malaria parasitemia by microscopy (n = 2) or PCR (n = 5). Our findings suggest that adoptees at risk for asymptomatic malaria should be screened, preferably by PCR.
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10.3201/eid2107.141933
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S. M. Adebo; J. K. Eckerle; M. E. Andrews; C. R. Howard; C. C. John(2015). Asymptomatic malaria and other infections in children adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006–2011. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https:// www.doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.141933
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John, Chandy C.; Eckerle, Judith K.; Howard, Cynthia R.; Adebo, Senait M.; Andrews, Mary E.. (2015). Asymptomatic malaria and other infections in children adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006–2011. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, 10.3201/eid2107.141933.
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