Low-density asymptomatic parasitemia in southern Zambia does not lead to clinical malaria and is not associated with household transmission: results from a two-year cohort study

Key Points

• Low-density asymptomatic parasitemia does not result in cases of clinical malaria.
• No evidence suggests that parasitemia contributes to malaria transmission among household members.
• Cohort study investigated this phenomenon over two years in southern Zambia.
• Findings highlight the need for further research in similar low transmission settings.

Abstract