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BioEssays 1/2020
Author(s) -
Gitta Brian,
Kilian Nicole
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.202070011
Subject(s) - malaria , plasmodium (life cycle) , diagnostic test , biology , replicate , data science , computer science , virology , medicine , immunology , pediatrics , parasite hosting , world wide web , statistics , mathematics
Various diagnostic methods are available to detect the six human pathogenic Plasmodium species that replicate within host erythrocytes and cause different types of malaria. Every currently available diagnostic method has distinct advantages and disadvantages. There is still a high demand for simple, fast, and highly sensitive alternative diagnostic methods that ideally do not rely on blood drawing and might be applied by the patient at home. In article number 1900138, Brian Gitta and Nicole Kilian discuss the history of Plasmodium detection and assess advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic methods that are currently being applied.