Distribution of Plasmodium species and assessment of performance of diagnostic tools used during a malaria survey in Southern and Western Provinces of Zambia

Distribution of Plasmodium species and assessment of performance of diagnostic tools used during a malaria survey in Southern and Western Provinces of Zambia

Abstract Background Zambia continues to make strides in reducing malaria burden through the use of proven malaria interventions and has recently pledged to eliminate malaria by 2021. Case management services have been scaled up at community level with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) providing antigen-...

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Main Authors: Lungowe Sitali, John M. Miller, Mulenga C. Mwenda, Daniel J. Bridges, Moonga B. Hawela, Busiku Hamainza, Elizabeth Chizema-Kawesha, Thomas P. Eisele, James Chipeta, Bernt Lindtjørn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Mixed infections
Non-falciparum infection
Rapid diagnostic tests
Zambia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2766-2

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