Limited threat of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletion to the utility of HRP2-based malaria RDTs in Northern Uganda

Table 3 Number and prevalence of gene deletions in samples with valid PCR results

Location	Valid PCR	Samples without deletion		ΔCq_pfhrp2-pfldh > 3 or not detected (gene deleted parasites > 90% in the sample)
Location	Valid PCR	n	%	n	%
Acholi	93	93	100	0	0
West Nile	113	113	100	0	0
Karamoja	93	93	100	0	0
Lango	117	116	99.1	1	0.9
Total	416	415	99.8	1	0.2

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