[HTML][HTML] 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 …

The laboratory diagnosis of malaria: a focus on the diagnostic assays in non-endemic areas

A Calderaro, G Piccolo, C Chezzi - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Even if malaria is rare in Europe, it is a medical emergency and programs for its control
should ensure both an early diagnosis and a prompt treatment within 24–48 h from the onset …

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) …

Smartphone-based DNA diagnostics for malaria detection using deep learning for local decision support and blockchain technology for security

X Guo, MA Khalid, I Domingos, AL Michala… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In infectious disease diagnosis, results need to be communicated rapidly to healthcare
professionals once testing has been completed so that care pathways can be implemented …

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 …

Flexible and cost-effective genomic surveillance of P. falciparum malaria with targeted nanopore sequencing

M de Cesare, M Mwenda, AE Jeffreys, J Chirwa… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Genomic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria can provide policy-relevant
information about antimalarial drug resistance, diagnostic test failure, and the evolution of …

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 …

Widespread pfhrp2/3 deletions and HRP2-based false-negative results in southern Ethiopia

B Mekonen, S Dugassa, SM Feleke, B Dufera, B Gidisa… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) play a significant role in expanding case
management in peripheral healthcare systems. Histidine-rich protein-2 (HRP2) antigen …

Analysis of false-negative rapid diagnostic tests for symptomatic malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

JB Parr, E Kieto, F Phanzu, P Mansiangi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The majority of Plasmodium falciparum malaria diagnoses in Africa are made using rapid
diagnostic tests (RDTs) that detect histidine-rich protein 2. Increasing reports of false …

Expansion of artemisinin partial resistance mutations and lack of histidine rich protein-2 and -3 deletions in Plasmodium falciparum infections from Rukara, Rwanda

C Schreidah, D Giesbrecht, P Gashema, NW Young… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Emerging artemisinin partial resistance and diagnostic resistance are a threat
to malaria control in Africa. Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 (k13) propeller-domain …