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Insights into Plasmodium vivax Asymptomatic Malaria Infections and Direct Skin-Feeding Assays to Assess Onward Malaria Transmission in the Amazon.
Moreno M, Torres K, Tong C, García Castillo SS, Carrasco-Escobar G, Guedez G, Torres L, Herrera-Varela M, Guerra L, Guzman-Guzman M, Wong D, Ramirez R, Llanos-Cuentas A, Conn JE, Gamboa D, Vinetz JM. Insights into Plasmodium vivax Asymptomatic Malaria Infections and Direct Skin-Feeding Assays to Assess Onward Malaria Transmission in the Amazon. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 107: 154-161. PMID: 35895359, PMCID: PMC9294676, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect skin feeding assaysMalaria infectionP. vivax malaria infectionsAsymptomatic malaria infectionsVivax malaria infectionMosquito feeding assaysDiverse epidemiological settingsCohort studySymptomatic infectionAsymptomatic individualsAsymptomatic infectionSymptomatic participantsParasite carriersPlasmodium vivaxEpidemiological settingsMalaria transmissionPlasmodium gametocytesInfectionMajor mosquito vectorsDisease transmissibilityParasite infectionLongitudinal studyMosquito vectorsInfection intensityInfectivity
2022
Relative contribution of low-density and asymptomatic infections to Plasmodium vivax transmission in the Amazon: pooled analysis of individual participant data from population-based cross-sectional surveys
Ferreira MU, Corder RM, Johansen IC, Kattenberg JH, Moreno M, Rosas-Aguirre A, Ladeia-Andrade S, Conn JE, Llanos-Cuentas A, Gamboa D, Rosanas-Urgell A, Vinetz JM. Relative contribution of low-density and asymptomatic infections to Plasmodium vivax transmission in the Amazon: pooled analysis of individual participant data from population-based cross-sectional surveys. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022, 9: 100169. PMID: 35663000, PMCID: PMC9161731, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividual participant dataPolymerase chain reactionClinical manifestationsParasite densityMosquito infectionMalaria transmissionPopulation-based cross-sectional surveyParticipant dataMalaria elimination strategiesPopulation-based surveyHigh parasite densityCross-sectional surveyInfected childrenClinical symptomsAsymptomatic infectionUS National InstitutesAsymptomatic carriersParasite carriersInfectious reservoirVivax transmissionInfectionFundação de Amparo à PesquisaChain reactionNational InstituteElimination strategy