Requirements for Diagnosis of Malaria at Different Levels of the Laboratory Network in Africa.

The rapid increase of resistance to cheap, reliable antimalarials, the increasing cost of effective drugs, and the low specificity of clinical diagnosis has increased the need for more reliable diagnostic methods for malaria. The most commonly used and most reliable remains microscopic examination of stained blood smears, but this technique requires skilled personnel, precision instruments, and ideally a source of electricity. Microscopy has the advantage of enabling the examiner to identify the species, stage, and density of an infection. An alternative to microscopy is the rapid diagnostic test (RDT), which uses a labeled monoclonal antibody to detect circulating parasitic antigens. This test is most commonly used to detect Plasmodium falciparum infections and is available in a plastic cassette format. Both microscopy and RDTs should be available at all levels of laboratory service in endemic areas, but in peripheral laboratories with minimally trained staff, the RDT may be a more practical diagnostic method

Declaration by Earl K. Long

The declaration, written in French and signed by Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, speaks about the Free Commune of Monmarte [Commune Libre du Vieux Monmarte]. It was signed on September 14 and 25, 1951. It was mailed to Hubert Creekmore at the Huntington Hartford Foundation in Pacific Palisades, California, on November 4, 1951. Includes envelope.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/creekmore/1464/thumbnail.jp