Comparison of diagnostics for the detection of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections to inform control and elimination strategies

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for point-of-care detection of asymptomatic low-density malaria parasite carriers in Zanzibar

(2015) Jackie Cook et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Assessing the impact of next-generation rapid diagnostic tests on Plasmodium falciparum malaria elimination strategies

(2015) Hannah C. Slater et al.   NATURE

Assessing the infectious reservoir of falciparum malaria: past and future

(2015) Will Stone et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Factors Associated with Malaria Parasitemia, Anemia and Serological Responses in a Spectrum of Epidemiological Settings in Uganda

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Gut Microbiota Elicits a Protective Immune Response against Malaria Transmission

(2014) Bahtiyar Yilmaz et al.   CELL

Comparison of detection methods to estimate asexual Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence and gametocyte carriage in a community survey in Tanzania

(2014) Felista Mwingira et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Pre-amplification methods for tracking low-grade Plasmodium falciparum populations during scaled-up interventions in Southern Zambia

(2014) Sungano Mharakurwa et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Lessons learned from the use of HRP-2 based rapid diagnostic test in community-wide screening and treatment of asymptomatic carriers of Plasmodium falciparum in Burkina Faso

(2014) Alfred B Tiono et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Asymptomatic malaria infections: detectability, transmissibility and public health relevance

(2014) Teun Bousema et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Plasmodium falciparum infection and clinical indicators in relation to net coverage in central Côte d’Ivoire

(2014) Allassane F Ouattara et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Accurately Detects Malaria DNA from Filter Paper Blood Samples of Low Density Parasitaemias

(2014) Berit Aydin-Schmidt et al.   PLoS One

The essential role of infection-detection technologies for malaria elimination and eradication

(2014) Kathleen Tietje et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria in a Tribal Population in Eastern India

(2013) S. Ganguly et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests: challenges and prospects

(2013) J. C. Mouatcho et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Usefulness of Plasmodium falciparum-specific rapid diagnostic tests for assessment of parasite clearance and detection of recurrent infections after artemisinin-based combination therapy

(2013) Berit Aydin-Schmidt et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Detection of a substantial number of sub-microscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections by polymerase chain reaction: a potential threat to malaria control and diagnosis in Ethiopia

(2013) Lemu Golassa et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Performance of microscopy and RDTs in the context of a malaria prevalence survey in Angola: a comparison using PCR as the gold standard

(2013) Cláudia Fançony et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Influence of infection on malaria-specific antibody dynamics in a cohort exposed to intense malaria transmission in northern Uganda

(2013) C. Proietti et al.   PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY

Reliability of School Surveys in Estimating Geographic Variation in Malaria Transmission in the Western Kenyan Highlands

(2013) Jennifer C. Stevenson et al.   PLoS One

Use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Malaria School Surveys in Kenya: Does their Under-performance Matter for Planning Malaria Control?

(2012) Caroline W. Gitonga et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Emerging Nucleic Acid–Based Tests for Point-of-Care Detection of Malaria

(2012) Michael S. Cordray et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Molecular surveillance for drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in clinical and subclinical populations from three border regions of Burma/Myanmar: cross-sectional data and a systematic review of resistance studies

(2012) Tyler Brown et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

The global pipeline of new medicines for the control and elimination of malaria

(2012) Melinda P Anthony et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Bayesian Latent Class Models in Malaria Diagnosis

(2012) Luzia Gonçalves et al.   PLoS One

Factors determining the occurrence of submicroscopic malaria infections and their relevance for control

(2012) Lucy C. Okell et al.   Nature Communications

Competition and the Evolution of Reproductive Restraint in Malaria Parasites

(2011) Laura C. Pollitt et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Epidemiology and Infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes in Relation to Malaria Control and Elimination

(2011) T. Bousema et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

A real-time, quantitative PCR method using hydrolysis probes for the monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum load in experimentally infected human volunteers

(2011) Rebecca J Rockett et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in community studies and their impact on treatment of malaria in an area with declining malaria burden in north-eastern Tanzania

(2011) Deus S Ishengoma et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

A Research Agenda for Malaria Eradication: Diagnoses and Diagnostics

(2011)   PLOS MEDICINE

Investigating portable fluorescent microscopy (CyScope®) as an alternative rapid diagnostic test for malaria in children and women of child-bearing age

(2010) José Sousa-Figueiredo et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

What would PCR assessment change in the management of fevers in a malaria endemic area? A school-based study in Benin in children with and without fever

(2010) Jean-François Faucher et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

A large proportion of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections with low and sub-microscopic parasite densities in the low transmission setting of Temotu Province, Solomon Islands: challenges for malaria diagnostics in an elimination setting

(2010) Ivor Harris et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Performance of HRP-2 based rapid diagnostic test for malaria and its variation with age in an area of intense malaria transmission in southern tanzania

(2010) Anne Laurent et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Plasmodium falciparum parasite infection prevalence from a household survey in Zambia using microscopy and a rapid diagnostic test: Implications for monitoring and evaluation

(2009) Joseph Keating et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Blood banking in a malaria-endemic area: evaluating the problem posed by malarial parasitaemias

(2009) C. O. Falade et al.   ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY

Submicroscopic Infection inPlasmodium falciparum–Endemic Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

(2009) Lucy C. Okell et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Fever treatment in the absence of malaria transmission in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

(2009) Yazoume Ye et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

PfHRP2 and PfLDH antigen detection for monitoring the efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

(2009) Sandrine Houze et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Comparison of surveillance methods applied to a situation of low malaria prevalence at rural sites in The Gambia and Guinea Bissau

(2009) Judith Satoguina et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Measuring malaria endemicity from intense to interrupted transmission

(2008) Simon I Hay et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Evaluation of light microscopy and rapid diagnostic test for the detection of malaria under operational field conditions: a household survey in Ethiopia

(2008) Tekola Endeshaw et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Performance and usefulness of the Hexagon rapid diagnostic test in children with asymptomatic malaria living in the Mount Cameroon region

(2008) Samuel Wanji et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Operational accuracy and comparative persistent antigenicity of HRP2 rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a hyperendemic region of Uganda

(2008) Daniel J Kyabayinze et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Determinants of the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests in malaria case management: evidence from low and moderate transmission settings in the East African highlands

(2008) Tarekegn A Abeku et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL