A Cohort Study on the Duration of Plasmodium falciparum Infections During the Dry Season in The Gambia.
Katharine A CollinsSukai CeesaySainabou DrammehFatou K JaitehMarc Antoine GueryKjerstin LankeLynn GrignardWilliam StoneDavid J ConwayUmberto D'AlessandroTeun BousemaAntoine ClaessensPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
Asymptomatic persistent infections were multiclonal with higher parasite densities at the beginning of the dry season. Screening and treating asymptomatic infections during the dry season may reduce the human reservoir of malaria responsible for initiating transmission in the wet season.