SciDev.Net Nov 17 2025   An international study published in the  Malaria Journal  claims that a widely used test for detecting malaria is delivering too many inaccurate false-negative results and is “not fit for purpose”. The study authors are calling for the removal of the test - the Abbott-Bioline rapid diagnostic test - from the market in Southeast Asia where it is widely deployed and where around 4 million people a year are affected by malaria, according to the World Health Organization (