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Development of feasible diagnostic and real-time epidemic mapping methods for malaria in rural Africa
Objectives
*Original title and text were machine translated from Japanese
In this project, a technology will be developed to grasp the prevalence of P. falciparum malaria in local communities based on observational research in The Gambia.
Delayed diagnosis of falciparum malaria infection can lead to death or severe aftereffects. Many African countries have low standards of medical care, and measures are needed to detect patients early and start treatment. In multiple communities, blood samples will be taken from clinically suspected malaria cases and from randomly selected asymptomatic malaria carriers using fingerstick blood sampling, and the presence or absence of falciparum malaria infection will be confirmed using various diagnostic methods, and the optimal method will be considered. Based on this, it will create a real-time map of the number of infected people in each village, update it daily, and build a technological foundation to grasp the infection situation.
Apr 2024 — Mar 2027
$30,043
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