High malaria PCR positivity in asymptomatic migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 July 2024
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Travel Medicine
- Vol. 31 (6)
Abstract
This study describes a high prevalence of malaria in 2894 asymptomatic migrants from sub-Saharan Africa over an 8-year period using qPCR as a screening technique. The use of nucleic acid amplification tests constitutes a good alternative for malaria diagnosis in this moving population.Keywords
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