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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 73, 期 12, 页码 2175-2183出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab161
关键词
malaria; asymptomatic; clinical malaria; clustering; interventions
资金
- Institut Pasteur de Dakar and Institute de Recherche pour le Developpement de Dakar
The study found a significant association between asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum carriers in households and subsequent clinical malaria episodes in Dielmo and Ndiop villages in Senegal, providing important epidemiological evidence for the elimination of malaria.
Background. A detailed understanding of the contribution of the asymptomatic Plasmodium reservoir to the occurrence of clinical malaria at individual and community levels is needed to guide effective elimination interventions. This study investigated the relationship between asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum carriage and subsequent clinical malaria episodes in the Dielmo and Ndiop villages in Senegal. Methods. The study used a total of 2792 venous and capillary blood samples obtained from asymptomatic individuals and clinical malaria datasets collected from 2013 to 2016. Mapping, spatial clustering of infections, and risk analysis were performed using georeferenced households. Results. High incidences of clinical malaria episodes were observed to occur predominantly in households of asymptomatic P falciparum carriers. A statistically significant association was found between asymptomatic carriage in a household and subsequent episode of clinical malaria occurring in that household for each individual year (P values were 0.0017, 6 x 10(-5), 0.005, and 0.008 for the years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 respectively) and the combined years (P = 8.5 x 10(-8)), which was not found at the individual level. In both villages, no significant patterns of spatial clustering of P falciparum clinical cases were found, but there was a higher risk of clinical episodes <25 m from asymptomatic individuals in Ndiop attributable to clustering within households. Conclusion. The findings provide strong epidemiological evidence linking the asymptomatic P falciparum reservoir to clinical malaria episodes at household scale in Dielmo and Ndiop villagers. This argues for a likely success of a mass testing and treatment intervention to move towards the elimination of malaria in the villages of Dielmo and Ndiop.
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