Some malaria parasites are evading detection tests, causing an urgent threat to public health - The Conversation

Evidence shows that malaria parasites in some locations have changed their genetic make-up so that they can evade rapid diagnostic tests.

Malaria is an old disease. Yet it continues to have devastating impacts on poor people, especially in Africa. To fight the disease, countries primarily use insecticide-treated bed nets to control the… [+5489 chars]

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