Application of High-Resolution Melting (HRM) Technique Towards the Detection of Asymptomatic Malaria in a Malaria Endemic Area of Southeastern Iran Under Elimination Program

Application of High-Resolution Melting (HRM) Technique Towards the Detection of Asymptomatic Malaria in a Malaria Endemic Area of Southeastern Iran Under Elimination Program

Background: Asymptomatic malaria, which usually exists in low parasitemia, acts as the Plasmodium species reser­voirs contributing towards malaria transmission. This situation hinders malaria elimination programs in endemic areas, thus necessitating an active case detection with a high sensitive met...

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Main Authors: Francan Felix Ouma, Mehdi Nateghpour, Afsaneh Motevalli Haghi, Mehdi Mohebali, Leila Farivar, Ahmad Hosseini-Safa, Sayed Hussain Mosawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Asymptomatic malaria; High resolution melting (HRM); Microscopy; Rapid diagnostic test (RDTs); Iran
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1393

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