ArticleJournal of tropical medicine2019
Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria among Children in the Tamale Metropolis: How Does the PfHRP2 CareStart™ RDT Perform against Microscopy?
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- Performance and challenges of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in endemic regions of Africa.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- The Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Barriers to Elimination and Prevention.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Pooled it
- Summary of discordant results between rapid diagnosis tests, microscopy, and polymerase chain reaction for detecting Plasmodium mixed infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Asymptomatic Plasmodium infection and predictors among schoolchildren in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Antibodies to specific domains ofHealth science reports · 2024Article
- Malaria Prevalence in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Children Living in Rural, Semi-Urban and Urban Areas in Eastern Gabon.Acta parasitologica · 2024Article
- Malaria elimination in Ghana: recommendations for reactive case detection strategy implementation in a low endemic area of Asutsuare, Ghana.Malaria journal · 2024Review
- Schoolchildren with asymptomatic malaria are potential hotspot for malaria reservoir in Ethiopia: implications for malaria control and elimination efforts.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors associated with asymptomatic malaria among school children: repeated cross-sectional surveys of school children in two ecological zones in Ghana.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Molecular Identification and Characterization of Plasmodium ovale curtisi in Field Isolates from Symptomatic Children in North-Central Nigeria.Acta parasitologica · 2021Article
- Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Literary Review and Recommendation for a Quality Assurance, Quality Control Algorithm.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors Among Children Attending Health Institutions at South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Global pediatric health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of asymptomaticWellcome open research · 2020Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAsymptomatic carriage of the malaria parasites, likewise its misdiagnosis, especially false negatives, due to the use of substandard rapid diagnosis tests (RDTs) has been shown to hinder the progress of the fight against malaria.
methodThe study assessed the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria as well as the performance of
resultsFrom the microscopy (considered as gold standard), prevalence of malaria among the asymptomatic children was found to be 2.6%, with sensitivity and specificity of CareStart™ RDT in detecting
conclusionPrevalence of asymptomatic malaria among children was found to be 2.6%. The study reported low sensitivity and PPV for
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