Plasmodium vivax epidemiology in Ethiopia 2000-2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Tsige Ketema, Ketema Bacha, Kefelegn Getahun, Hernando A Del Portillo, Quique Bassat
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009781; https://doaj.org/article/1c6fe6029e7149109390cc61cf4d327b

Background Ethiopia is one of the scarce African countries where Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum co-exist. There has been no attempt to derive a robust prevalence estimate of P. vivax in the country although a clear understanding of the epidemiology of this parasite is essential for informed deci...