Title
A focus of hyperendemic Plasmodium malariae - P. vivax with no P. falciparum in a primitive population in the Peruvian Amazon jungle. Studies by means of immunofluorescence and blood smear
Date Issued
01 December 1975
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Abstract
Findings in a sample population in southeastern Peru with a very high rate of malaria infection, due to Plasmodium malariae and P. vivax with apparently no P. falciparum, are described. The proportion of persons with P. malariae in this sample population, as determined by slide examination, appears to be the greatest ever reported for any area before the introduction of control measures. Although very few P. vivax were found on stained slides, results of the indirect immunofluorescence test indicated that this species was probably as prevalent as P. malariae; the absence of P. falciparum was supported by results of serologic tests. Possible reasons for this focus of malaria with no P. falciparum are discussed.
Start page
273
End page
278
Volume
52
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Tecnología médica de laboratorio (análisis de muestras, tecnologías para el diagnóstico)
Biotecnología relacionada con la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0016617013
PubMed ID
Source
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
ISSN of the container
00429686
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Directorio de Producción Científica
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