A survey of asymptomatic children in Uganda showed Plasmodium malariae and P. falciparum parasites in 45% and 55% of microscopy-positive samples, respectively. Although 36% of microscopy-positive samples were negative by rapid diagnostic test, 75% showed P. malariae or P. ovale parasites by PCR, indicating that routine diagnostic testing misses many non–P. falciparum malarial infections.
Ahead of Print -Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda1 - Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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