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Malaria remains endemic in Bangladesh, with the majority of cases occurring in forested, mountainous region in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). This area is home to Bengali and diverse groups of indigenous pe...
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Open AccessImplementing radical cure diagnostics for malaria: user perspectives on G6PD testing in Bangladesh
The radical cure of Plasmodium vivax requires treatment with an 8-aminoquinoline drug, such as primaquine and tafenoquine, to eradicate liver hypnozoite stages, which can reactivate to cause relapsing infections....
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Open AccessStratifying malaria receptivity in Bangladesh using archived rapid diagnostic tests
Surveillance of low-density infections and of exposure to vectors is crucial to understand where malaria elimination might be feasible, and where the risk of outbreaks is high. Archived rapid diagnostic tests ...
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Open AccessGenetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax in clinical isolates from Bangladesh
Plasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent human malaria parasite in Bangladesh; however, there are no data of its genetic diversity. Several molecular markers are available where P...