Use of HRP-2-based rapid diagnostic test for <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>malaria: assessing accuracy and cost-effectiveness in the villages of Dielmo and Ndiop, Senegal

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2006, the Senegalese National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) has recommended artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria and, in 2007, mandated testing for all suspected case...

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Main Authors: Trape Jean-François, Sokhna Cheikh, Touré Aissatou, Rogier Christophe, Faye Joseph, Badiane Abdoulaye, Perry Robert, Baril Laurence, Tall Adama, Ly Alioune, Michel Rémy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/153