Journal of
Parasitology and Vector Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Vector Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2510
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPVB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 207

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparium and Plasmodium vivax malaria carriage among school children of malaria endemic areas of Mirab Abaya district, Southern Ethiopia

Ashenafi Abossie
  • Ashenafi Abossie
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Alemayehu Bekele
  • Alemayehu Bekele
  • Clinical Nursing Team, Arba Minch College of Health Sciences, P. O. Box 155, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Tsegaye Yohanes
  • Tsegaye Yohanes
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Adugna Abera
  • Adugna Abera
  • Armauer Hansen Research Institute, ALERT Campus, P. O. Box 1005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 21 December 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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