Comparison of PvLAP5 and Pvs25 qRT-PCR assays for the detection of Plasmodium vivax gametocytes in field samples preserved at ambient temperature from remote malaria endemic regions of Panama.

• Main Authors: Nicanor Obaldía (Author), Itza Barahona (Author), José Lasso (Author), Mario Avila (Author), Mario Quijada (Author), Marlon Nuñez (Author), Matthias Marti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>As the elimination of malaria in Mesoamerica progresses, detection of Plasmodium vivax using light microscopy (LM) becomes more difficult. Highly sensitive molecular tools have been developed to help determine the hidden reservoir of malaria transmission in low transmi...