Community-based surveys for Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in selected regions of mainland Tanzania

Community-based surveys for Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in selected regions of mainland Tanzania

Abstract Background Histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2)-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are effective and widely used for the detection of wild-type Plasmodium falciparum infections. Although recent studies have reported false negative HRP2 RDT results due to pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions...

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Main Authors: Catherine Bakari, Sophie Jones, Gireesh Subramaniam, Celine I. Mandara, Mercy G. Chiduo, Susan Rumisha, Frank Chacky, Fabrizio Molteni, Renata Mandike, Sigsbert Mkude, Ritha Njau, Camelia Herman, Douglas P. Nace, Ally Mohamed, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Caleb K. Kibet, Steven G. Nyanjom, Eric Rogier, Deus S. Ishengoma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Tanzania
Malaria
Rapid diagnostic tests
Histidine-rich protein 2/3
Lactate dehydrogenase
Aldolase
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03459-3

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