Improving the efficiency of reactive case detection for malaria elimination in southern Zambia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Reactive case detection (RCD) seeks to enhance malaria surveillance and control by identifying and treating parasitaemic individuals residing near index cases. In Zambia, this strategy starts with passive detection of symptomatic incident malaria cases at local health facilities...

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Published in:Malaria Journal
Main Authors: Fiona R. P. Bhondoekhan, Kelly M. Searle, Harry Hamapumbu, Mukuma Lubinda, Japhet Matoba, Michael Musonda, Ben Katowa, Timothy M. Shields, Tamaki Kobayashi, Douglas E. Norris, Frank C. Curriero, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Philip E. Thuma, William J. Moss, for the Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020
Subjects:
Malaria
Zambia
Elimination
Screening
Reactive case detection
Environment
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Macha
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03245-1
https://doaj.org/article/5ca8b6eef44b4f1786f3fe9255840019

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