Plasmodium interspecies interactions during a period of increasing prevalence of Plasmodium ovale in symptomatic individuals seeking treatment: an observational study.
Plasmodium interspecies interactions during a period of increasing prevalence of Plasmodium ovale in symptomatic individuals seeking treatment: an observational study.
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10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00009-4
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2021-04
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Kamau E
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Akala HM;Watson OJ;Mitei KK;Juma DW;Verity R;Ingasia LA;Opot BH;Okoth RO;Chemwor GC;Juma JA;Mwakio EW;Brazeau N;Cheruiyot AC;Yeda RA;Maraka MN;Okello CO;Kateete DP;Managbanag JR;Andagalu B;Ogutu BR;Kamau E
The epidemiology and severity of non-falciparum malaria in endemic settings has garnered limited attention. We aimed to characterize the prevalence, interaction, clinical risk factors and temporal trends of nonfalciparum species among symptomatic individuals in endemic settings of Kenya. We diagnosed and analyzed infecting malaria species via PCR in 2027 clinical samples collected between 2008 and 2016. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the prevalence and distribution of Plasmodium species. A statistical model was designed and used for estimating the frequency of Plasmodium species and assessing interspecies interactions. Mixed effect linear regression models with random intercepts for each location was used to test for change in prevalence over time. 72•5% of the samples were P. falciparum single species infections, 25•8% were mixed infections and only l•7% occurred as single non-falciparum species infections. 23•l% were mixed infections containing P. ovale. A likelihood-based model calculation of the population frequency of each species estimated a significant within-host interference between P. falciparum and P. ovale curtisi. Mixed-effect logistic regression models identified a significant increase of P. ovale wallikeri and P. ovale curtisi species over time with reciprocal decrease in P. falciparum single species and P. malariae. The risk of P. falciparum infections presenting with fever was 0•43 times less likely if co-infected with P. malariae. Findings show higher prevalence of non-falciparum species than expected. The proportion of infections that were positive for infection by P. ovale wallikeri and P. ovale curtisi was observed to significantly increase over the period of study which could be due to attenuated responsiveness to malaria drug treatment on these species. The increase in frequency of P. ovale species in Kenya could threaten malaria control effort in Kenya and pose increased risk of malaria to travelers. AFHSB and its GEIS Section