Performance of passive case detection for malaria surveillance: results from nine countries in Mesoamerica and the Dominican Republic

Performance of passive case detection for malaria surveillance: results from nine countries in Mesoamerica and the Dominican Republic

Abstract Background In malaria elimination settings, available metrics for malaria surveillance have been insufficient to measure the performance of passive case detection adequately. An indicator for malaria suspected cases with malaria test (MSCT) is proposed to measure the rate of testing on pers...

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Main Authors: Diego Rios-Zertuche, Keith H. Carter, Katie Panhorst Harris, Max Thom, Maria Paola Zúñiga-Brenes, Pedro Bernal-Lara, Álvaro González-Marmol, Casey K. Johanns, Bernardo Hernández, Erin Palmisano, Rebecca Cogen, Paulami Naik, Charbel El Bcheraoui, David L. Smith, Ali H. Mokdad, Emma Iriarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Passive case detection
ABER
Annual blood examination rate
Malaria surveillance
Malaria elimination
Malaria indicators
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03645-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03645-x

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