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January 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION what's the newest form of malaria detection? ANSWER While the traditional form of malaria detection has been through microscopy of a blood film slide, two new technologies have recently emerged. The first is the use of reagent strips, which are impregnated with molecules that bind to various other proteins present in the blood during a malaria infection. These reagent strips are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: blood film, diagnostic tests, Malaria Diagnosis, microscopy, PCR, polymerase chain reaction, rapid diagnostic test, RDTs

Simple Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for Malaria Work Well

July 7, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

When a person living in a malarial area gets a fever, health workers need to know the cause to make absolutely sure they give the right treatment. For many years in sub-Saharan Africa primary health workers have often assumed a fever is caused by malaria, and given antimalarial drugs. This approach means sometimes people receive the wrong treatment for their illness. It also wastes resources and, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Cochrane Systematic Review, Rapid Diagnostic Tests, RDTs, Wiley

Do I have malaria?

June 8, 2011 By Malaria Q&A 2 Comments

QUESTION: Hi, I went to Ivory Coast August/2003 back March/2004, took some pills to help prevent Malaria on my trip but ran out and did not get more. While I was there I got many mosquito bites. Around October/03 became very sick, got tested for malaria at the hospital in Quebec but negative. Now May/2011 still have all the same symptoms, flu like symptoms, feeling cold most of the time, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chloroquine, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria relapse, Malaria Symptoms, PCR, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, primequine, RDTs

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