Subpatent Plasmodium with mutant pfmdr1, pfcrt, and pvmdr1 alleles from endemic provinces in Mindanao, the Philippines: implications for local malaria elimination.

Objectives: This study was performed to identify and characterize circulating Plasmodium species in three provinces of Mindanao approaching malaria elimination.

Methods: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT), microscopic examination, and PCR were used to detect malaria parasites. PCR-positive isolates were genotyped for polymorphisms in loci of interest.