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| Title |
Prevalence of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in Puerto Lempira, Honduras
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-014-0537-7 |
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| Authors |
Joseph F Abdallah, Sheila Akinyi Okoth, Gustavo A Fontecha, Rosa Elena Mejia Torres, Engels I Banegas, María Luisa Matute, Sandra Tamara Mancero Bucheli, Ira F Goldman, Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira, John W Barnwell, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar |
| Abstract |
Recent studies have demonstrated the deletion of the histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) gene (pfhrp2) in field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum, which could result in false negative test results when PfHRP2-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are used for malaria diagnosis. Although primary diagnosis of malaria in Honduras is determined based on microscopy, RDTs may be useful in remote areas. In this study, it was investigated whether there are deletions of the pfhrp2, pfhrp3 and their respective flanking genes in 68 P. falciparum parasite isolates collected from the city of Puerto Lempira, Honduras. In addition, further investigation considered the possible correlation between parasite population structure and the distribution of these gene deletions by genotyping seven neutral microsatellites. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 97 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 16% |
| Researcher | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| Unknown | 23 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 23% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 25 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 December 2015.
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