ReviewParasite epidemiology and control2019
A focus on improving molecular diagnostic approaches to malaria control and elimination in low transmission settings: Review.
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- A novel sensitive hexaplex high-resolution melt assay for identification of five human Plasmodium species plus internal control.Acta tropica · 2023Article
- The temporal dynamics of Plasmodium species infection after artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) among asymptomatic children in the Hohoe municipality, Ghana.Malaria journal · 2023Article
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- Evaluating performance of multiplex real time PCR for the diagnosis of malaria at elimination targeted low transmission settings of Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2022Article
- Ultrasensitive qPCR-Based Detection of Plasmodium falciparum in Pregnant Women Using Dried Blood or Whole Blood Pellet Samples Processed through Different DNA Extraction Methods.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Estimating the programmatic cost of targeted mass drug administration for malaria in Myanmar.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Genomic investigation of atypical malaria cases in Kanel, northern Senegal.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Use of real-time multiplex PCR, malaria rapid diagnostic test and microscopy to investigate the prevalence of Plasmodium species among febrile hospital patients in Sierra Leone.Malaria journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
The malaria elimination goal is back to the global agenda. Understanding its epidemiology in low transmission settings is crucial to design reliable strategies to detect a large reservoir of individuals infected with sub-microscopic (and often asymptomatic) infections characterized by low-parasite densities and gametocyte carriage. Traditional diagnostic methods such a light microscopy is widely used mainly in developing countries and as a result, the true picture of malaria epidemiology is misrepresented. In the last few decades, the advancement of molecular diagnostic tools significantly improved our understanding of the epidemiology of the diseases. However, the detection capacity of different molecular assays is determined by different factors such as the sensitivity of the assay and the transmission and infection dynamics of the disease particularly when there is low parasitic density in reservoir hosts. Hence, in this review, the epidemiology of malaria in low transmission settings and the priority in addressing the malaria control and elimination goals are highlighted.
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