MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAM: ABSENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA AND LOW PARASITIC IN ENDEMIC AREA OF RUDAN DISTRICT, HORMOZGAN PROVINCE, IRAN

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Turki Habibollah; RASHID GOLSOOM; SHEKARI MOHAMMAD; RAEISI AHMAD; SHARIFI SARASIABI KHOJASTEH

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Journal: Hormozgan Medical Journal Year:2017 | Volume:21 | Issue:4 Page(s): 225-231

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MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAM: ABSENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA AND LOW PARASITIC IN ENDEMIC AREA OF RUDAN DISTRICT, HORMOZGAN PROVINCE, IRAN

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ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIAQ1

MALARIA ELIMINATIONQ2

PLASMODIUMQ3

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Introduction: Malaria is a major global public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries. MALARIA ELIMINATION is the common goal of World Health Organization and the health system in Iran. Following a decline in malaria cases in recent years, the MALARIA ELIMINATION program, technically supported by the WHO, has initiated since 2009 in Iran. In order to successfully implement a MALARIA ELIMINATION program, all positive cases particularly low parasitemia and asymptomatic cases are required to be detected. The main objective of this study was to identify ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA infection in a low transmission area in Rudan district, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study a total of 200 blood samples were randomly collected from symptomless residents of Rudan to evaluate PLASMODIUM infection rate where microscope, RDT and nested-PCR techniques were used.Results: According to the analysis of microscopic methods, RDT and Nested-PCR, no asymptomatic cases were seen among the participants.Conclusion: The results of this investigation reveal that MALARIA ELIMINATION Program is administrable in Rudan district irrespective of low-parasitemia and asymptomatic cases.

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Turki, Habibollah, RASHID, GOLSOOM, SHEKARI, MOHAMMAD, RAEISI, AHMAD, & SHARIFI SARASIABI, KHOJASTEH. (2017). MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAM: ABSENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA AND LOW PARASITIC IN ENDEMIC AREA OF RUDAN DISTRICT, HORMOZGAN PROVINCE, IRAN. HORMOZGAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 21(4 ), 225-231. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/60241/en

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Turki Habibollah, RASHID GOLSOOM, SHEKARI MOHAMMAD, RAEISI AHMAD, SHARIFI SARASIABI KHOJASTEH. MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAM: ABSENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA AND LOW PARASITIC IN ENDEMIC AREA OF RUDAN DISTRICT, HORMOZGAN PROVINCE, IRAN. HORMOZGAN MEDICAL JOURNAL[Internet]. 2017;21(4 ):225-231. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/60241/en

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Habibollah Turki, GOLSOOM RASHID, MOHAMMAD SHEKARI, AHMAD RAEISI, and KHOJASTEH SHARIFI SARASIABI, “MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAM: ABSENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA AND LOW PARASITIC IN ENDEMIC AREA OF RUDAN DISTRICT, HORMOZGAN PROVINCE, IRAN,” HORMOZGAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol. 21, no. 4 , pp. 225–231, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/60241/en

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