PO 8271 PFHRP2 GENE DELETIONS IN PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM AND SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI CO-INFECTIONS: AN EMERGING CHALLENGE FOR MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

BackgroundMalaria and schistosomiasis are infections that have a great impact in sub-Saharan Africa based on their high morbidity and mortality rates. We suggest the possibility that the microenvironment created from interactions between the parasites involved generates a pressure on the malaria par...

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Published in:BMJ global health 2019-04, Vol.4 (Suppl 3), p.A25-A25
Main Authors: Echelibe, Hilda, Palmer, Masumbe Netongo, Akindeh, Nji, Mbacham, Wilfred
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnostic tests
Global health
Infections
Malaria
Medical diagnosis
Parasites
Tropical diseases
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Summary:BackgroundMalaria and schistosomiasis are infections that have a great impact in sub-Saharan Africa based on their high morbidity and mortality rates. We suggest the possibility that the microenvironment created from interactions between the parasites involved generates a pressure on the malaria parasite which could in turn favour the parasite’s adaptation or escape through Pfhrp2 gene deletions. Thus, this study aimed at determining the association between the co-infection with both parasites and false-negative PfHRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests which occur because of these deletions.MethodsThis pilot study was conducted in a total of 149 children aged 7–17 years living in Yorro, located in the Mbam-Inoubou division of the Center region of Cameroon. We collected fresh stool samples from each participant to identify Schistosoma mansoni (Sm) eggs by Kato Katz method and blood samples to identify the ring stages of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) by thick smear. Malaria rapid diagnostic test and Pfhrp2 gene polymerase chain reaction were performed. The association between the co-infection with Sm/Pf and the false-negative malaria RDTs was determined by the Fisher’s exact test. A p value
ISSN:2059-7908
2059-7908
DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-EDC.64