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A research agenda for malaria eradication: diagnoses and diagnostics

The maIera Consultative Group on Diagnoses and Diagnostics, . (2011) A research agenda for malaria eradication: diagnoses and diagnostics. PLoS Medicine, 8 (1). e1000396.

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Abstract

Many of malaria's signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other febrile diseases. Detection of the presence of Plasmodium parasites is essential, therefore, to guide case management. Improved diagnostic tools are required to enable targeted treatment of infected individuals. In addition, field-ready diagnostic tools for mass screening and surveillance that can detect asymptomatic infections of very low parasite densities are needed to monitor transmission reduction and ensure elimination. Antibody-based tests for infection and novel methods based on biomarkers need further development and validation, as do methods for the detection and treatment of Plasmodium vivax. Current rapid diagnostic tests targeting P. vivax are generally less effective than those targeting Plasmodium falciparum. Moreover, because current drugs for radical cure may cause serious side effects in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, more information is needed on the distribution of G6PD-deficiency variants as well as tests to identify at-risk individuals. Finally, in an environment of very low or absent malaria transmission, sustaining interest in elimination and maintaining resources will become increasingly important. Thus, research is required into the context in which malaria diagnostic tests are used, into diagnostics for other febrile diseases, and into the integration of these tests into health systems
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Health Systems and Policies (de Savigny)
UniBasel Contributors:Tanner, Marcel and de Savigny, Donald
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Public Library of Science
ISSN:1549-1277
e-ISSN:1549-1676
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:08 Nov 2012 16:19

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