HDGFL2 and malaria: The tests were the Pf mRDT (CareStartTM malaria HRP2), which is a two-band test that detects histidine-rich protein 2 secreted by Plasmodium falciparum only, and the three-band test Pf/PAN mRDT (SD Bioline Pf/PAN) that detects both HRP-2 and Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH), the latter secreted by all five main species of malaria parasites infecting humans.