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The aim of this study was to check if Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) DNA remains stable in blood samples deposited in Whatman paper after suffering different transport and storage conditions, and to compare the sensitivity of these results with those offered by thick a smear and Rapid Diagnostic Test, and besides to examine whether P. falciparum DNA would be detected and quantified by Real time quantitative PCR (qPCR) from hairs of people with different types of malaria. P. falciparum Histidine Repeat Protein II (pHRP-II) antigen detection and P. falciparum DNA were detected in 18 of 19 dry blood samples adhered to Whatman paper (94.74%), besides, Plasmodium DNA was also detected in seven out of 19 hair samples analyzed (36.84%), remaining stable until analysis for several months under the exposure to different environmental conditions. Although the sensitivity of PCR for the diagnosis of malaria in hair samples is not as high as blood analysis, the study of Plasmodium DNA presence in blood and hair could constitute a complementary tool with numerous advantages in sample collection, transport and storage. We suggest that the method could be also applied to medical, forensic and paleo-parasitological diagnosis, not only for malaria but also for searching many other pathogens in hair samples.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17155551","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,3]],"date-time":"2020-08-03T06:16:47Z","timestamp":1596435407000},"page":"5551","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Method for Malaria Diagnosis Based on Extractions of Samples Using Non-Invasive Techniques: An Opportunity for the Nursing Clinical Practice"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0228-4767","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adela","family":"G\u00f3mez-Luque","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura s\/n, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juan Carlos","family":"Parejo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Gen\u00e9tica, Facultad de Veterinaria, University of Extremadura s\/n, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria Zoraida","family":"Clavijo-Chamorro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura s\/n, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fidel","family":"L\u00f3pez-Espuela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura s\/n, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Faustin","family":"Munyaruguru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nemba Hospital, BP.15 Ruhengeri, 2055 Rwanda, Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Belinch\u00f3n Lorenzo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio LeishmanCeres, Unidad de Parasitolog\u00eda, Facultad de Veterinaria, University of Extremadura s\/n, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isabel","family":"Monroy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio LeishmanCeres, Unidad de Parasitolog\u00eda, Facultad de Veterinaria, University of Extremadura s\/n, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luis Carlos","family":"G\u00f3mez-Nieto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio LeishmanCeres, Unidad de Parasitolog\u00eda, Facultad de Veterinaria, University of Extremadura s\/n, 10003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (2019). 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