Prevalence of malaria parasitemia and accuracy of microscopic diagnosis in Haiti, October 1995
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14965872 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S Patrick Kachur (0000-0002-8586-6019, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Elda Nicolas, Vély Jean-François, Vély Jean‐François, Antonio Benitez, Peter B Bloland, Peter Bloland (0000-0003-3337-6584, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Yvan Saint Jean, Dwight L Mount (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Trenton K Ruebush (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Trenton K Ruebush II, Phuc Nguyen-Dinh (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-9 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49891998000100006 |
| PMID | 9503961 |
| OpenAlex | W2106804539 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1020-49891998000100006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In October 1995 the Ministry of Public Health and Population in Haiti surveyed 42 health facilities for the prevalence and distribution of malaria infection. They examined 1,803 peripheral blood smears from patients with suspected malaria; the overall slide positivity rate was 4.0% (range, 0.0% to 14.3%). The rate was lowest among 1- to 4-year-old children (1.6%) and highest among persons aged 15 and older (5.5%). Clinical and microscopic diagnoses of malaria were unreliable; the overall sensitivity of microscopic diagnosis was 83.6%, specificity was 88.6%, and the predictive value of a positive slide was 22.2%. Microscopic diagnoses need to be improved, and adequate surveillance must be reestablished to identify areas where transmission is most intense. The generally low level of malaria is encouraging and suggests that intensified control efforts targeted to the areas of highest prevalence could further diminish the effect of malaria in Haiti
Blood smear · Christian ministry · Environmental health · Malaria · Medical diagnosis · Parasitemia · Pathology · Plasmodium falciparum · Population · Public health · Transmission (telecommunications · Malaria Research and Control · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Pediatrics
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |