Agent-based models of malaria transmission: a systematic review

NR Smith, JM Trauer, M Gambhir, JS Richards… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Much of the extensive research regarding transmission of malaria is
underpinned by mathematical modelling. Compartmental models, which focus on …

Pathogenicity and virulence of malaria: Sticky problems and tricky solutions

IS Walker, SJ Rogerson - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Infections with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause over 600,000 deaths
each year, concentrated in Africa and in young children, but much of the world's population …

Plasmodium falciparum is evolving to escape malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Ethiopia

SM Feleke, EN Reichert, H Mohammed… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In Africa, most rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for falciparum malaria recognize histidine-rich
protein 2 antigen. Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) …

High-throughput Plasmodium falciparum hrp2 and hrp3 gene deletion ty** by digital PCR to monitor malaria rapid diagnostic test efficacy

CA Vera-Arias, A Holzschuh, CO Oduma, K Badu… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Most rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum malaria target the Histidine-Rich
Proteins 2 and 3 (HRP2 and HRP3). Deletions of the hrp2 and hrp3 genes result in false …

Systematic review of the status of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletion, approaches and methods used for its estimation and reporting in Plasmodium falciparum …

BB Agaba, A Yeka, S Nsobya, E Arinaitwe… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests based on histidine-rich protein-2 have played a
vital role in improving malaria case management and surveillance particularly in Africa …

Genetic diversity and deletion of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3: a threat to diagnosis of P. falciparum malaria

M Gendrot, R Fawaz, J Dormoi, M Madamet… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background PfHRP2-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), based on the recognition of the
Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2, are currently the most used tests in malaria …

Genetic diversity and drug resistance surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum for malaria elimination: is there an ideal tool for resource-limited sub-Saharan Africa?

TO Apinjoh, A Ouattara, VPK Titanji, A Djimde… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
The intensification of malaria control interventions has resulted in its global decline, but it
remains a significant public health burden especially in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) …

Factors affecting the performance of HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests

X Martiáñez-Vendrell, M Skjefte, R Sikka… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted global malaria elimination
programs, resulting in a sharp increase in malaria morbidity and mortality. To reduce this …

Detection of high prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 gene deletions in Assosa zone, Ethiopia: implication for malaria diagnosis

GS Alemayehu, K Blackburn, K Lopez… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) targeting histidine rich protein 2 (HRP2)
are widely used for diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infections. Besides PfHRP2, the …

False-negative malaria rapid diagnostic test results and their impact on community-based malaria surveys in sub-Saharan Africa

OJ Watson, KM Sumner, M Janko, V Goel, P Winskill… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Surveillance and diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria relies predominantly on rapid
diagnostic tests (RDT). However, false-negative (FN) RDT results are known to occur for a …