Plasmodium falciparum with pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in asymptomatic malaria infections in the Lake Victoria region, Kenya

Abstract Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) targeting the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) are widely used to diagnose P. falciparum infection. However, reports of P. falciparum strains lacking PfHRP2 and the structurally similar PfHRP3 have raised concerns about the utilit...

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Principais autores:	Takatsugu Okai, Chim W. Chan, Achyut KC, Protus Omondi, Kelvin Musyoka, James Kongere, Wataru Kagaya, Gordon Okomo, Bernard N. Kanoi, Yasutoshi Kido, Jesse Gitaka, Akira Kaneko
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	BMC 2024-12-01
Serija:	Tropical Medicine and Health
Teme:	Malaria Plasmodium falciparum Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) pfhrp2 pfhrp3 Gene deletions
Online dostop:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00664-7
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