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Plasmodium falciparum parasites with histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) and pfhrp3 gene deletions in two endemic regions of Kenya

Deletions of the Plasmodium falciparum hrp2 and hrp3 genes can affect the performance of HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). Such deletions have been reported from South America, India and Eritrea. Whether these parasites are widespread in East Africa is unknown. A total of 274 samples...

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Autores principales: Beshir, Khalid B., Sepúlveda, Nuno, Bharmal, Jameel, Robinson, Ailie, Mwanguzi, Julian, Busula, Annette Obukosia, de Boer, Jetske Gudrun, Sutherland, Colin, Cunningham, Jane, Hopkins, Heidi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5677122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29116127
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15031-2