Molecular surveillance of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletions in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Mozambique

Malaria programmes use Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 (PfHRP2) based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria diagnosis. The deletion of this target antigen could potentially lead to misdiagnosis...

Source: Malaria Journal - October 16, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Himanshu Gupta, Gloria Matambisso, Beatriz Galatas, Pau Cister ó, Lidia Nhamussua, Wilson Simone, Jane Cunningham, N. Regina Rabinovitch, Pedro Alonso, Franciso Saute, Pedro Aide and Alfredo Mayor Tags: Research Source Type: research