Field evaluation of a PfHRP-2/pLDH rapid diagnostic test and light microscopy for diagnosis and screening of falciparum malaria during the peak seasonal transmission in an endemic area in Yemen

• Main Authors: Alareqi, L.M.Q., Mahdy, M.A.K., Lau, Y.L., Fong, M.Y., Abdul-Ghani, R., Ali, A.A., Cheong, F.W., Tawfek, R., Mahmud, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18196/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1103-2

Background: Malaria is a public health threat in Yemen, with 149,451 cases being reported in 2013. Of these, Plasmodium falciparum represents 99 %. Prompt diagnosis by light microscopy (LM) and rapid diagnostic tests (RTDs) is a key element in the national strategy of malaria control. The heterogene...