APRIL 25, 2017

Measuring Immune Response Could Be Key to Differentiating Malaria From Other Infection

By IDSE News Staff

Analyzing a patient’s immune response could be the key to quickly and accurately diagnosing malaria, according to research presented at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, in Vienna.

Malaria affects about 200 million people around the world, but its nonspecific symptoms, coupled with a lack of access to testing facilities, mean it is difficult to distinguish from other infectious diseases.

Treating malaria promptly not only