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February 14, 2026Communications Medicine0 citationsOpen Access

Asymptomatic school-age children carry the majority of transmissible Plasmodium falciparum infections

ABAndrea G. BuchwaldJVJimmy VaretaONOtutochukwu Nwagbata

Key Points

  • To identify the role of asymptomatic school-age children in the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum infections.
  • Observational study conducted in Malawi
  • Focus on asymptomatic school-age children
  • Analysis of malaria transmission rates
  • School-age children carry the majority of transmissible Plasmodium falciparum infections
  • Interventions targeting this age group could significantly reduce overall infection rates

Abstract

School-age children are the primary driver of ongoing Pf transmission in Malawi and interventions targeting school-age children are needed to effectively reduce Pf infection risk at a population level.

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Buchwald et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699010382ccff479cfe56c66https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01407-x
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