Journal article
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency genotypes and allele frequencies in the Kavango and Zambezi regions of northern Namibia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Namibia has made significant gains in the fight against malaria, with a target of elimination by 2023. We examined the genotype and allele frequencies of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency to inform decisions on primaquine use, as we recently detected clusters of Plasmodium ovale curtisi in Kavango.
METHODS: A multistaged cross-sectional sampling method was used to enrol 212 children 2-9 y of age from schools and …
Authors
Haiyambo DH; Ilunga A; Nangombe R; Ababio G; Hatuikulipi T; Aleksenko L; Misihairabgwi J; Uusiku P; Pernica JM; Greco B
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 113, No. 8, pp. 483–488
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
August 1, 2019
DOI
10.1093/trstmh/trz035
ISSN
0035-9203