TY - JOUR AU - Schlabe, Stefan AU - Reiter-Owona, Ingrid AU - Nordmann, Tamara AU - Dolscheid-Pommerich, Ramona AU - Tannich, Egbert AU - Hoerauf, Achim AU - Rockstroh, Jürgen PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/12 TI - Rapid diagnostic test negative Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller returning from Ethiopia JO - Malaria Journal SP - 145 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Plasmodium falciparum strains with mutations/deletions of the genes encoding the histidine-rich proteins 2/3 (pfhrp2/3) have emerged during the last 10 years leading to false-negative results in HRP2-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). This can lead to unrecognized infections in individuals and to setbacks in malaria control in endemic countries where RDTs are the backbone of malaria diagnostics and control. SN - 1475-2875 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03678-2 DO - 10.1186/s12936-021-03678-2 ID - Schlabe2021 ER -