High cases of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in a suburban population of Lagos, Nigeria

High cases of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in a suburban population of Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract Background Asymptomatic malaria parasites are significant sources of infections for onward malaria transmission. Conventional tools for malaria diagnosis such as microscopy and rapid diagnostic test kits (RDT) have relatively low sensitivity, hence the need for alternative tools for active...

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Main Authors: Florence A. Umunnakwe, Emmanuel T. Idowu, Olusola Ajibaye, Blessed Etoketim, Samuel Akindele, Aminat O. Shokunbi, Olubunmi A. Otubanjo, Gordon A. Awandare, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Kolapo M. Oyebola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Asymptomatic malaria
Rapid diagnostic test
Microscopy
varATS
Plasmodium falciparum
Nigeria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3073-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3073-7

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