Operational performance of a plasmodium falciparum ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test for detection of asymptomatic infections in eastern Myanmar

• Main Authors: Jordi Landier, Warat Haohankhunnatham, Smita Das, Kamonchanok Konghahong, Peter Christensen, Jathee Raksuansak, Pase Phattharakokoedbun, Ladda Kajeechiwa, May Myo Thwin, Ihn Kyung Jang, Mallika Imwong, Jacher Wiladphaingern, Khin Maung Lwin, Clare Ling, Stephane Proux, Gonzalo J. Domingo, Gilles Delmas, François H. Nosten
• Other Authors: Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé et Traitement de l'Information Médicale
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46489
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 Landier et al. 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 mi...