Evaluation of the VecTest Malaria Antigen Panel assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax circumsporozoite protein in anopheline mosquitoes in Thailand

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Sattabongkot, Jetsumon ^a   Kiattibut, Chukree ^a   Kumpitak, Chalermporn ^a   Ponlawat, Alongkot ^a   Ryan, Jeffrey R ^a,b   Chan, Adeline S T ^a,c   Davé, Kirti ^a,d   Wirtz, Robert A ^a,c   Coleman, Russell E ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Medical Analysis Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Circumsporozoite protein; P. vivax; Plasmodium falciparum; Rapid detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1642465497     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.2.209     Document Type: Article

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