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Genetic variation of pfhrp2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Yemen and the performance of HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test.
Parasites & vectors - 22 Jul 2015
Atroosh Wahib M, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Al-Jasari Adel, Sady Hany, Al-Delaimy Ahmed K, Nasr Nabil A, Dawaki Salwa, Abdulsalam Awatif M, Ithoi Init, Lau Yee Ling, Fong Mun Yik, Surin Johari
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BACKGROUND: The genetic variation in the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) gene that may compromise the use of pfhrp2-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for the diagnosis of malaria was assessed in P. falciparum isolates from Yemen. METHODS: This study was conducted in Hodeidah and Al-Mahwit governorates, Yemen. A total of 622 individuals with fever were examined for malaria by CareStart...
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