Table 1 Overview of blood samples collected during two CHMIs and stored on RDTs.

From: Molecular malaria surveillance using a novel protocol for extraction and analysis of nucleic acids retained on used rapid diagnostic tests

CHMI-1 (2016) > 18 months storage

CHMI-2 (2018) < 1 month storage

BinaxNOW Malaria RDT

CareStart Malaria (Pf/PAN) Combo

71

50

20 μL

5 μL

605 (596–616)

18 (10–48)

RT

RT

14.0 (10.5–18.0)

12.7 (9.0–18.0)

38.0% (27/71)

62.0% (31/50)

4.7 (0.05–840.0)

0.3 (0.01–1,041.0)