A cluster of plasmodium ovale infections in belgian military personnel after deployment in kindu, democratic republic of congo:A retrospective study
Plasmodium ovale malaria is often neglected due to its less severe course compared to Plasmodium falciparum. In 2011–2012, Belgian Armed Forces identified a cluster of P. ovale cases among military personnel after deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this retrospective, monocentric, observational study, clinical and biological features of soldiers diagnosed with P. ovale after deployment in DRC were reviewed. Species diagnosis was based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or thick blood smear. Medical records of 149 soldiers screened at the Queen Astrid Military Hospital... Mehr ...
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Strachinaru, Diana Isabela Costescu
Wauters, An
Van Esbroeck, Marjan
Strachinaru, Mihai
Vanbrabant, Peter
Soentjens, Patrick |
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Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: |
2021 |
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Strachinaru , D I C , Wauters , A , Van Esbroeck , M , Strachinaru , M , Vanbrabant , P & Soentjens , P 2021 , ' A cluster of plasmodium ovale infections in belgian military personnel after deployment in kindu, democratic republic of congo : A retrospective study ' , Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease , vol. 6 , no. 3 , 125 . https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030125 |
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/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
/ SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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Englisch |
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https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26530991 |
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https://pure.eur.nl/en/publications/742d29db-0157-4531-ada9-1aeb9419bea0 |