Background Planning and evaluating malaria control strategies relies on accurate definition of parasite prevalence in the population. A large proportion of asymptomatic parasite infections can only be
The RT-QMAL result of P. vivax from in vitro cultures. The RT-QMAL was performed from 50 Âľl packed cells of parasite cultures. The standard curve was generated from assay-specific control plasmid at
qRT-PCR Ct values of two blood volumes of Plasmodium vivax infected blood preserved with RNAprotect and kept at ambient temperature for eight days or snap-freeze at – 80° Celsius.