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Development and Validation of a Pan-Plasmodium Molecular Assay as a Confirmatory Method for Malaria Blood Donor Screening

2025-12-23 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundTransfusion-transmitted malaria remains a concern in non-endemic regions due to asymptomatic parasitemia in donors with prior residence in or travel to malaria-endemic areas. Nucleic acid testing (NAT)-based screening has been proposed to mitigate this risk, and supplemental assays are needed to confirm reactive donations. We developed a pan-Plasmodium reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) assay with species identification capability as a supplemental tool for malaria donor ...

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