Field performance of Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase rapid diagnostic tests during a large histidine-rich protein 2 deletion survey in Ethiopia

Field performance of Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase rapid diagnostic tests during a large histidine-rich protein 2 deletion survey in Ethiopia

Abstract Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have expanded diagnostic service to remote endemic communities in Ethiopia, where 70% of malaria services per annum are reliant on them. However, diagnostic strategies are threatened by Plasmodium falciparum parasites with deletions of the hi...

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Main Authors: Sindew Mekasha Feleke, Bokretsion Gidey, Hussein Mohammed, Desalegn Nega, Dereje Dillu, Mebrhatom Haile, Hiwot Solomon, Jonathan B. Parr, Getachew Tollera, Geremew Tasew, Hassen Mamo, Beyene Petros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
PLDH
Diagnostics
Elimination
Ethiopia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04257-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04257-9

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