Table 1.

Primer sequences for asexual P. falciparum DNA detection

Target: CYT-B (will detect all species of human Plasmodium)
Primary (GCD)	F	5' CGG TCG CGT CCG GTA GCG TCT AAT GCC TAG ACG TAT TCC TGA TTA TCC AG 3'
	R	5' CGC ATC ACC TCT GGG CCG CGT GTT TGC TTG GGA GCT GTA ATC ATA ATG TG 3'
Nested (PLAS)	F	5' GAG AAT TAT GGA GTG GAT GGT G 3'
	R	5' TGG TAA TTG ACA TCC AAT CC 3'
Target: MSP-2 (will detect P. falciparum only)
Primary	F	5' ATG AAG GTA ATT AAA ACA TTG TCT ATT ATA '3
(M20)	R	5' CTT TGT TAC CAT CGG TAC ATT CTT '3
Nested (IC)	F	5' AGA AGT ATG GCA GAA AGT AAK CCT YCT ACT 3'
	R	5' GAT TGT AAT TCG GGG GAT TCA GTT TGT TCG 3'