A cross-sectional survey of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in India using rapid diagnostic test and microscopy across 12 sites of varying transmission, 2023–2024
Approximately 15% of the febrile participants tested were identified as malaria positive by RDT, of which nearly one-fifth were P. vivax mono-infections and 8% harboured P. falciparum and P. vivax mixed infections. Low sensitivity of the RDTs for identifying P. vivax underscores an urgent need for developing reliable diagnostics.
Authors
- Apoorv Gupta
- Ajeet Kumar Mohanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-5353)
- Philippe J. Guérin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6008-2963)
- Rutuja Chhajed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1404-7333)
- Piyoosh Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6191-5333)
- Praveen K. Bharti
- Ritesh Ranjha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9389-4626)
- Manju Rahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-0935)
- Shrikant Nema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-8296)
- Waseem Akram Malla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9505-8648)
- Sauman Singh-Phulgenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-3053)
- Prabin Dahal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-846X)
- Anubhab Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5814-650X)
- Anup Anvikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8455-6054)
- Vani H. Chalageri
- Jennifer A. Flegg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-726X)
- Minu Nain
- Mehul Dhorda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7849-3293)
- Praveen Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-9283)
- Diamond P. Sinha
- Nitika Nitika
- Kuldeep Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2350-1700)
- Sarvinder Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0717-1623)
- Rajendra Kumar Baharia
- B. M. Shrinivasa
- Praveen Tripathi
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- Jharkhand Rai University (IN)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (IN)
- Worldwide Veterinary Service (GB)
- Vector Control Research Centre (IN)
- AIR Worldwide (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (GB)
- National Institute of Malaria Research (IN)
- Central Institute of Psychiatry (IN)
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05556-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation