Situation of Asymptomatic Malaria among Iranian Native and Afghan and Pakistani Immigrants in a Malarious Area under the National Malaria Elimination Program of Iran

Background: this study was designed to detect, if there are asymptomatic malaria infections amongst native and immigrant population from afghanistan and pakistan countries in sistan & baluchistan province of iran, where is under the national malaria elimination program.methods: this cross-sectional study was performed among native individuals and resident immigrants in the southeastern province of sistan & baluchistan from may 2016 to jul 2017. a total of 271 individuals were considered in this cross- sectional study based on microscopical method, rapid diagnostictests (rdts) and pcr techniques. out of 271 native and immigrant participants 140 (52%) and 131 (48%) were male and female, respectively. results: none of the prepared samples was diagnosed as malaria positive case when was considered via above mentioned three techniques. conclusion: neither native nor immigrant individuals had asymptomatic malaria, hinting that national malaria elimination program is performed according to planned schedule in the studied areas