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msp1, msp2, and glurp genotyping to differentiate Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence from reinfections during prevention of reestablishment phase, Sri Lanka, 2014-2019.
Malaria journal - 27 Jan 2024
Gunasekera Kumudunayana T, Premaratne Risintha G, Handunnetti Shiroma M, Weerasena Jagathpriya, Premawansa Sunil, Fernando Deepika S
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BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka after eliminating malaria in 2012, is in the prevention of re-establishment (POR) phase. Being a tropical country with high malariogenic potential, maintaining vigilance is important. All malaria cases are investigated epidemiologically and followed up by integrated drug efficacy surveillance (iDES). Occasionally, that alone is not adequate to differentiate Plasmodium falciparum reinfections...
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