ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2020
The Unmet Need: Low Performance of Laboratory Professionals in Malaria Microscopy, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
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- Diagnostic performance of malaria microscopy among laboratory professionals in Ethiopia: a systematic review.Malaria journal · 2026Pooled it
- A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of the current standard of care and of the haematology analyser XN31-microscopy combination for diagnosing malaria in a nonendemic country.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2026Article
- First field evaluation of novel LDH- and HRP2-based rapid tests for Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria diagnosis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- A digital microscope for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, including P. falciparum with hrp2/hrp3 deletion.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- qPCR in a suitcase for rapid Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax surveillance in Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Stratifying malaria receptivity in Bangladesh using archived rapid diagnostic tests.Malaria journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
Ethiopia aims to diagnose and treat all clinical malaria within 24 hours of fever onset in its stride to eliminate the disease by 2030. Microscopy remains to be the mainstay for diagnosis at the health center and hospital level. Continuous evaluation and performance upgrading of malaria microscopists is one of the cornerstones in this effort. We assessed the performance of malaria microscopists compared with reference readers in diagnosing, identifying the species, and quantifying parasitemia. A total of 174 microscopists were enrolled from health facilities located in 86 districts in Oromia region (Ethiopia) from January 2017 to June 2018. Panel slides with known
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