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After a successful test of the world's first rapid diagnosis of malaria in Cameroon, researchers believe that it can help eradicate the disease.
The new test could help eliminate the disease because it is detected before the onset of clinical symptoms, the Daily Telegraph reported.
This new tool is the first to use saliva instead of blood to diagnose malaria. It identifies the number of vital cells in the spleen indicating the presence of parasitic malaria. The results appear almost immediately.
| Blood test for the diagnosis of malaria (Reuters) |
"This test is an easy and inexpensive way to get to the field and look for people with the malaria virus, which will support treatment and vaccination initiatives," said Dr. Benji Pretorius, founder of the 39, ERADA diagnostic tool.
The saliva test – which consists of spitting in a tube and waiting 5 to 20 minutes for diagnosis – has the added benefit of being less harmful than blood tests and can be used outside the clinical setting in schools or community centers at the same cost. The areas are considered cultural taboos.
Dr Pretorius hopes that regulators will approve the test later this year and will be marketed in 2020, adding that the test can be used to perform mbad tests of malaria in areas where the disease is prevalent.
The test was considered a major catalyst in achieving the WHO goal of 2030 to reduce by 90% the spread of diseases and mortality.
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