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Low Prevalence of IPlasmodium falciparum/I Histidine-Rich Protein 2 and 3 Gene Deletions—A Multiregi...

Low Prevalence of IPlasmodium falciparum/I Histidine-Rich Protein 2 and 3 Gene Deletions—A Multiregi...

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Low Prevalence of IPlasmodium falciparum/I Histidine-Rich Protein 2 and 3 Gene Deletions—A Multiregional Study in Central and West Africa

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Low Prevalence of IPlasmodium falciparum/I Histidine-Rich Protein 2 and 3 Gene Deletions—A Multiregional Study in Central and West Africa

Publisher

MDPI AG

Journal title

Pathogens (Basel), 2023-03, Vol.12 (3)

Language

English

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MDPI AG

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Contents

Plasmodium falciparum parasites carrying deletions of histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 genes, pfhrp2 and pfhrp3, respectively, are likely to escape detection via HRP2-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and, consequently, treatment, posing a major risk to both the health of the infected individual and malaria control efforts. This study assessed the...

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Full title

Low Prevalence of IPlasmodium falciparum/I Histidine-Rich Protein 2 and 3 Gene Deletions—A Multiregional Study in Central and West Africa

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TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A743769547

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A743769547

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ISSN

2076-0817

E-ISSN

2076-0817

DOI

10.3390/pathogens12030455

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