Household Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium ovale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2013-2014

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e3966-e3969. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1772.

Abstract

In a cross-sectional molecular study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 78% of households had ≥1 member infected with Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and/or Plasmodium ovale spp.; 47% of children and 33% of adults tested positive for ≥1 species. Risk factors varied by species and age group.

Keywords: P. falciparum; P. vivax and P. ovale; household prevalence in the DRC.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum* / epidemiology
  • Plasmodium falciparum / genetics
  • Plasmodium ovale* / genetics
  • Plasmodium vivax
  • Prevalence