Publication: Submicroscopic Malaria in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain.
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2019
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Pousibet-Puerto, Joaquín
Cabezas-Fernández, Mª Teresa
Lozano-Serrano, Ana B
Vázquez-Villegas, José
Soriano-Pérez, Manuel J
Cabeza-Barrera, Isabel
Cuenca-Gómez, José A
Salas-Coronas, Joaquín
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Abstract
In a screening program, we detected submicroscopic malaria in 8.9% of recent migrants to Spain from sub-Saharan Africa. Hemoglobinopathies and filarial infection occurred more frequently in newly arrived migrants with submicroscopic malaria than in those without. Our findings could justify systematic screening in immigrants and recent travelers from malaria-endemic areas.
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Africa South of the Sahara
Humans
Immunoglobulin E
Leukocyte Count
Malaria
Mass Screening
Microscopy
Parasite Load
Population Surveillance
Retrospective Studies
Spain
Transients and Migrants
Humans
Immunoglobulin E
Leukocyte Count
Malaria
Mass Screening
Microscopy
Parasite Load
Population Surveillance
Retrospective Studies
Spain
Transients and Migrants
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Africa, Spain, co-infection, filariasis, hemoglobinopathies, malaria, migrants, parasites, screening, sub-Saharan Africa, submicroscopic malaria, vector-borne infections