Epidemiology of forest malaria in Central Vietnam: the hidden parasite reservoir

Thanh, Pham;Van Hong, Nguyen;Van Van, Nguyen;Van Malderen, Carine;Erhart, Annette;et.al.
(2015) Malaria Journal —

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  • Thanh, PhamNational Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE), Hanoi, Vietnam
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  • Van Hong, NguyenNational Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE), Hanoi, Vietnam
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  • Van Van, NguyenProvincial Malaria Station, Tam Ky City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
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  • Van Malderen, CarineUCLouvain
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  • Obsomer, ValérieUCLouvain
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  • Speybroeck, NikoUCLouvain
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  • Erhart, Annette
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"Background: After successfully reducing the malaria burden to pre-elimination levels over the past two decades, the national malaria programme in Vietnam has recently switched from control to elimination. However, in forested areas of Central Vietnam malaria elimination is likely to be jeopardized by the high occurrence of asymptomatic and submicroscopic infections as shown by previous reports. This paper presents the results of a malaria survey carried out in a remote forested area of Central Vietnam where we evaluated malaria prevalence and risk factors for infection..."
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Thanh, P., Van Hong, N., Van Van, N., Van Malderen, C., Obsomer, V., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Grietens, K., Xa, N., Bancone, G., Chowwiwat, N., Duong, T., D’Alessandro, U., Speybroeck, N., & Erhart, A. (2015). Epidemiology of forest malaria in Central Vietnam: the hidden parasite reservoir. Malaria Journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0601-y