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Deletions of the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 genes are common in field isolates from north-eastern Tanzania

2021-11-09

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Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 ( pfhrp2/3) genes have been reported in several parts of the world. These deletions are known to compromise the effectiveness of HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests (HRP2-RDT). The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) in Tanzania adopted HRP2-RDTs as a routine tool for malaria diagnosis in 2009 replacing microscopy in many Health fac...

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e15f2c16-4af6-5ba4-ac69-b379d8e35bf0
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-1064772/v1
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