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