Background In settings where both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection
cause malaria, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) need to distinguish which species is causing …

Background Transmission intensity affects almost all aspects of malaria epidemiology and
the impact of malaria on human populations. Maps of transmission intensity are necessary to …

Background Plasmodium vivax (P vivax) is a focus of malaria elimination. It is important
because P vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection are co‐endemic in some areas …

Background Malaria mortality and morbidity have decreased in recent years. Malaria
elimination (ME) and effective efforts to achieve ME is one of the most important priorities for …

Background Plasmodium vivax malaria is now recognized as a cause of severe morbidity
and mortality, resulting in a substantial negative effect on health especially in endemic …

Diagnosis of malaria is a fundamental component of malaria case management.
Parasitological confirmation of malaria before treatment was recommended for endemic …

Aims: This study was aimed to know the burden of malaria infection and to re-evaluate its
high prevalence in general population of Bannu District. Study Design: The current study …

Background: The gold standard for diagnosing malaria in Iran is using light microscopy;
however, this method requires equipment, time and skilled microscopists. In some …

Background: Since Iran is one of the malaria endemic areas, diagnosis of this disease is
important. Although the microscopic study of stained peripheral blood smears is as a gold …

Malaria is a disease of severe public health importance and Nigeria suffers the world's
greatest malaria burden. This hospital-based study was designed to comparatively evaluate …