Detection of asymptomatic carriers of malaria in Kohat district of Pakistan

Detection of asymptomatic carriers of malaria in Kohat district of Pakistan

Abstract Background Kohat district is one of the medium intensity malaria transmission areas in Pakistan where asymptomatic carriers are likely to form a reservoir of infection. This study was done to explore the possibility of using microscopy, rapid diagnostic testing (RDT), real time polymerase c...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Abdul Naeem, Suhaib Ahmed, Saleem Ahmed Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Asymptomatic malaria
RT-PCR
Endpoint fluorometry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2191-y

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