Malaria Diagnosis: New Perspectives (WHO - OMS, 2000, 57 p.): 4. APPROACHES TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF MALARIA: (introduction...)

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Malaria Diagnosis: New Perspectives (WHO - OMS, 2000, 57 p.)

4. APPROACHES TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF MALARIA

		*(introduction...)*
		4.1. Clinical diagnosis
		4.2. Microscopic diagnosis
		4.3. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)
		4.4. Other techniques

(introduction...)

Several approaches to the diagnosis of malaria (defined for the purpose of this document as disease caused by infection with malaria parasites) can be adopted. Each approach presents characteristics such as cost, ease of performance and accuracy, which will determine its applicability to different situations.