High-Altitude Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Reservoirs in Ethiopia Are Not Linked to Recent Travel
Yalemwork Ewnetu, Tolulope Adeyemi Kayode, Colins O Oduma, Temitope M Adeyemi-Kayode, Aragaw Zemene, Wossenseged Lemma, Nega Berhane, Cristian Koepfli · 2026
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Ewnetu and co-authors survey hidden malaria infections in Ethiopia's highlands, where transmission was long thought minimal, in a 2026 study. They tested more than twelve hundred people without symptoms at eight sites between about 1,900 and 2,900 meters of altitude, using sensitive lab tests, and collected travel histories.
One parasite species faded with altitude, from sixty-seven percent infected at the lowest site to sixteen percent at the highest. The other ranged from ten to thirty-four percent with no altitude pattern. Recent travel explained few infections, suggesting the parasites now circulate locally. The authors argue sites up to 2,500 meters should be treated as endemic, with stronger control efforts.
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| CREATOR | Yalemwork Ewnetu, Tolulope Adeyemi Kayode, Colins O Oduma, Temitope M Adeyemi-Kayode, Aragaw Zemene, Wossenseged Lemma, Nega Berhane, Cristian Koepfli |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |