A Large Proportion of P. falciparum Isolates in the Amazon Region of Peru Lack pfhrp2 and pfhrp3: Implications for Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests

Gamboa, Dionicia; Ho, Mei‐Fong; Bendezú, Jorge; Torres, Katherine; L. Chiodini, Peter; W. Barnwell, John; Incardona, Sandra; D. Perkins, Mark; Bell, David; McCarthy, James; Cheng, Qin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008091

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A Large Proportion of P. falciparum Isolates in the Amazon Region of Peru Lack pfhrp2 and pfhrp3: Implications for Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests

Published in PLoS ONE • Jan 22, 2010

Authors:

Dionicia Gamboa

Mei‐Fong Ho

Jorge Bendezú

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) offer significant potential to improve the diagnosis of malaria, and are playing an increasing role in malaria case management, control and elimination. Peru, along with other South American countries, is moving to introduce malaria RDTs as component...

Subject

Malaria

Plasmodium falciparum

Amazon rainforest

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