Operational Performance of a Plasmodium falciparum Ultrasensitive Rapid Diagnostic Test for Detection of Asymptomatic Infections in Eastern Myanmar
Landier J., Haohankhunnatham W., Das S., Konghahong K., Christensen P., Raksuansak J., Phattharakokoedbun P., Kajeechiwa L., Thwin MM., Jang IK., Imwong M., Wiladphaingern J., Lwin KM., Ling C., Proux S., Domingo GJ., Delmas G., Nosten FH.
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.