Use of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of ancient malaria infections in dental pulp from the sixth century in Versailles, France

Abstract Background Paleomicrobiological data have clarified that Plasmodium spp. was circulating in the past in southern European populations, which are now devoid of malaria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of immunodetection and, more particularly, rapid diagnostic tests (RDT),...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud A. Boualam, Annick Heitzmann, Florence Mousset, Gérard Aboudharam, Michel Drancourt, Bruno Pradines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04582-7