Microscopy underestimates the frequency of Plasmodium falciparum infection in symptomatic individuals in a low transmission highland area.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on August 01, 2008

Authors

David M Menge1, Kacey C Ernst, John M Vulule, Peter A Zimmerman, Hongfei Guo, Chandy C John

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Translational Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. menge023@umn.edu

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