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This study aimed to estimate the number of subclinical malaria infections in SSA refugees arriving to Sweden, and the number needed to screen (NNS) to identify one case.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Country-specific age-standardized prevalences of Plasmodium falciparum infections from the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) were applied to demographic data on SSA refugees who had recently arrived in Sweden, 2015\u201322. 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