Estimation of malaria parasite reservoir coverage using reactive case detection and active community fever screening from census data with rapid diagnostic tests in southern Zambia: a re-sampling approach

Estimation of malaria parasite reservoir coverage using reactive case detection and active community fever screening from census data with rapid diagnostic tests in southern Zambia: a re-sampling approach

Abstract Background and methods In areas where malaria transmission has been suppressed by vector control interventions many malaria control and elimination programmes are actively seeking new interventions to further reduce malaria prevalence, incidence and transmission. Malaria infection prevalenc...

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Main Authors: Joshua Yukich, Adam Bennett, Rudy Yukich, Logan Stuck, Busiku Hamainza, Kafula Silumbe, Tom Smith, Nakul Chitnis, Richard W. Steketee, Timothy Finn, Thomas P. Eisele, John M. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Reactive case detection
Active community fever screening
Resampling
Case detection
Fever screening
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1962-1

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