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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2025

The risks of exclusive reliance on rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Angola.

Hermenegildo Osvaldo Chitumba

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hermenegildo Osvaldo ChitumbaDepartment of Pathology and Diagnostic Methods, School of Medicine, José Eduardo dos Santos University, Huambo, Angola.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria remains a major burden in Angola, where reliance on rapid diagnostic tests limits species identification and parasite quantification. Strengthening microscopy and integrating molecular diagnostics are essential to improve clinical management, surveillance capacity, and detection of emerging resistance.

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MalariaMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesRapid Diagnostic TestsAngolaHumansMicroscopyAngolaMalariaPlasmodium

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