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To achieve the elimination, the detection of asymptomatic and submicroscopic carriers becomes a priority. Therefore, efforts should focus on tests sensitive enough to detect low-density parasitemia, deployable to resource-limited areas and affordable for large screening purposes. In this study, we assessed the performance of the Malachite\u2013Green LAMP (MG-LAMP) using heat-treated DNA extraction (Boil &amp; Spin; B&amp;S MG-LAMP) on 283 whole blood samples collected from 9 different sites in Loreto, Peru and compared its performance to expert and field microscopy. A real-time PCR assay was used to quantify the parasite density. In addition, we explored a modified version of the B&amp;S MG-LAMP for detection of submicroscopic infection in 500 samples and compared the turnaround time and cost of the MG-LAMP with microscopy. Compared to expert microscopy, the genus B&amp;S MG-LAMP had a sensitivity of 99.4% (95%CI: 96.9%\u2013 100%) and specificity of 97.1% (95%CI: 91.9%\u2013 99.4%). The\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>vivax<\/jats:italic>\n                    specific B&amp;S MG-LAMP had a sensitivity of 99.4% (96.6%\u2013 100%) and specificity of 99.2% (95.5%\u2013 100%) and the\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>falciparum<\/jats:italic>\n                    assay had a sensitivity of 100% (95%CI: 78.2%\u2013 100%) and specificity of 99.3% (95%CI: 97.3%\u2013 99.8%). The modified genus B&amp;S MG-LAMP assay detected eight submicroscopic malaria cases (1.6%) which the species-specific assays did not identify. The turnaround time of B&amp;S MG-LAMP was faster than expert microscopy with as many as 60 samples being processed per day by field technicians with limited training and utilizing a simple heat-block. 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