Operational Performance of a Plasmodium falciparum Ultrasensitive Rapid Diagnostic Test for Detection of Asymptomatic Infections in Eastern Myanmar

Jordi Landier; Warat Haohankhunnatham; Smita Das; Kamonchanok Konghahong; Peter Christensen; Jathee Raksuansak; Pase Phattharakokoedbun; Ladda Kajeechiwa; May Myo Thwin; Ihn Kyung Jang; Mallika Imwong; Jacher Wiladphaingern; Khin Maung Lwin; Clare Ling; Stéphane Proux; Gonzalo J. Domingo; Gilles Delmas; François Nosten

doi:10.1128/jcm.00565-18

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In the Greater Mekong Subregion in Southeast Asia, malaria elimination strategies need to target all Plasmodium falciparum parasites, including those carried asymptomatically. More than 70% of asymptomatic carriers are not detected by current rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) or microscopy.

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