Accuracy of a rapid diagnosis test, microscopy and loop-mediated isothermal amplification in the detection of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in Korhogo, Northern Côte d’Ivoire

In Northern Côte d'Ivoire, asymptomatic Plasmodium infection was found to be widely distributed as approximately one out of five study participants was found to be Plasmodium infected. LAMP appears currently to be the only available diagnostic method that can identify in the field this reservoir of infections and should be the method to consider for potential future active case detection interventions targeting elimination of these infections.