Impact of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions on malaria control worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Impact of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions on malaria control worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Deletion of pfhrp2 and/or pfhrp3 genes cause false negatives in malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and threating malaria control strategies. This systematic review aims to assess the main methodological aspects in the study of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions and its global epid...

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Main Authors: Irene Molina-de la Fuente, Andrea Pastor, Zaida Herrador, Agustín Benito, Pedro Berzosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria diagnosis
Rapid diagnostic test
pfhrp2
Deletions
Malaria control
RDT
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03812-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03812-0

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