Asymptomatic Malaria and Other Infections in Children Adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006-2011
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2015-07
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American English
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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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Adebo, S. M., Eckerle, J. K., Andrews, M. E., Howard, C. R., & John, C. C. (2015). Asymptomatic Malaria and Other Infections in Children Adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006–2011. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21(7), 1227–1229. http://doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.141933
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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