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** Studies using [[PCR]] test for the [[screening]] of [[malaria]] in blood donors are being conducted. | ** Studies using [[PCR]] test for the [[screening]] of [[malaria]] in blood donors are being conducted.<ref name="pmid12430867">{{cite journal| author=Lee SH, Kara UA, Koay E, Lee MA, Lam S, Teo D| title=New strategies for the diagnosis and screening of malaria. | journal=Int J Hematol | year= 2002 | volume= 76 Suppl 1 | issue= | pages= 291-3 | pmid=12430867 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12430867 }} </ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Screening of malaria is important in Sub-Saharan refugees and blood donors.
Screening
Screening for malaria infection is important in:[1]
- Sub-Saharan refugees
- A sub-optimal alternative to presumptive therapy is to test newly arriving for malaria infection.
- Studies have demonstrated that a single malaria thick-and-thin blood smear lacks sensitivity for detecting asymptomatic or sub-clinical malaria in these populations.
- Three separate blood films taken at 12 to 24 hour intervals, the standard recommendation for diagnosis of clinical malaria, has a greater sensitivity. However, this approach is rarely feasible for screening newly arriving refugee populations because of cost constraints and the need for multiple visits.
- When a refugee does not receive presumptive therapy they should be monitored for signs or symptoms of disease, particularly during the initial 3 months after arrival, regardless of the post-arrival testing results.
- Blood donors
References
- ↑ "Immigrant and Refugee Health".
- ↑ Lee SH, Kara UA, Koay E, Lee MA, Lam S, Teo D (2002). "New strategies for the diagnosis and screening of malaria". Int J Hematol. 76 Suppl 1: 291–3. PMID 12430867.