Systematic review of the status of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletion, approaches and methods used for its estimation and reporting in Plasmodium falciparum populations in Africa: review of published studies 2010–2019

Abstract Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests based on histidine-rich protein-2 have played a vital role in improving malaria case management and surveillance particularly in Africa, where Plasmodium falciparum is predominant. However, their usefulness has been threatened by the emergence of ge...

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Main Authors: Bosco B. Agaba, Adoke Yeka, Sam Nsobya, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Joaniter Nankabirwa, Jimmy Opigo, Paul Mbaka, Chae Seung Lim, Joan N. Kalyango, Charles Karamagi, Moses R. Kamya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2987-4