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Recommendations on malaria screening and treatment of asymptomatic infections in migrants are lacking. The aim of this study was to explore the clinical features of subclinical blood-stage Plasmodium infections in migrants, to inform screening and management strategies.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A retrospective observational study was performed to evaluate clinical data from medical records of asymptomatic sub-Saharan African migrants identified with parasitic infection within a screening study in Stockholm, Sweden. Clinical data from hospital outpatient visits were compared between malaria polymerase chain reaction (PCR)\u2013positive and PCR-negative individuals, the latter assessed for schistosomiasis and\/or strongyloidiasis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Clinical features and chemistry tests from 65 Plasmodium PCR-positive individuals were compared with data from 54 PCR-negative individuals. Study participants with Plasmodium infection had a higher proportion of anemia (21.1% vs 6.1%, P = .048), elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (58.1% vs 25.0%, P = .008), raised plasma\/serum immunoglobulin M (30.5% vs 10.5%, P = .030), and splenomegaly (25.4% vs 2.5%, P = .002). After antimalarial treatment, splenomegaly and laboratory parameters improved in Plasmodium-infected individuals.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Migrants with subclinical Plasmodium infection have a high proportion of splenomegaly and abnormal laboratory findings, such as anemia and elevated ESR. 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