KIT AND IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR DETECTING ANAEMIA CAUSED BY VIVAX MALARIA, SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES AND USES

摘要

The present technology describes a kit and an immunodiagnostic method for detecting malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax, which uses a peptide (SEQ ID NO. 1) comprising Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein 1 (PvMSP-1) as the antigenic marker, or the polymerized form thereof. Said peptides have proven to be highly specific in the identification of serum from anaemic individuals infected with Plasmodium vivax.