Abstract Background The World Health Organization recommends parasitological
confirmation of all suspected malaria cases by microscopy or rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) …

Despite commendable progress in control of malaria in India and other countries, there are
hidden reservoirs of parasites in human hosts that continually feed malaria transmission …

South Africa's efforts toward eliminating malaria have positioned the country in the pre-
elimination stage. Imported and sub-microscopic cases still contribute to the persistence of …

Background The gold standard for diagnosing Plasmodium falciparum infection is
microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears. The effectiveness of …

Despite the scale-up of interventions against malaria over the past decade, this disease
remains a leading threat to health in Malawi. To evaluate the epidemiology of both …

Detection of anaemia is critical for clinical medicine and public health. Current WHO values
that define anaemia are statistical thresholds (5th centile) set over 50 years ago, and are …

Background: Subpatent Plasmodium falciparum infections, defined as infections with
parasitaemia density below the detection limit of routine malaria diagnostic tests, contribute …

Malaria vaccines targeting the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) of the P. falciparum parasite
have been overall relatively promising. RTS, S is a pre-erythrocytic recombinant protein …

La détection des parasites responsables du paludisme se fait par microscopie ou par des
tests de diagnostic rapide mais ces techniques ne permettent pas de détecter tous les cas …

Malaria Transmission Blocking Vaccine (MTBV) candidates capable of eliciting effective and
long-lasting protection, thereby blocking or reducing community Plasmodium falciparum …