Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking pfhrp2/3 genes among asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking pfhrp2/3 genes among asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract Background Loss of efficacy of diagnostic tests may lead to untreated or mistreated malaria cases, compromising case management and control. There is an increasing reliance on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria diagnosis, with the most widely used of these targeting the Plasmodium fa...

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Main Authors: Sabin S. Nundu, Hiroaki Arima, Shirley V. Simpson, Ben-Yeddy Abel Chitama, Yannick Bazitama Munyeku, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Toshihiro Mita, Steve Ahuka, Richard Culleton, Taro Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Rapid diagnostic tests
School-age children
Democratic Republic of Congo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04153-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04153-2

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