Eliminating Plasmodium falciparum malaria: results from tailoring active case detection approaches to remote populations in forested border areas in north-eastern Cambodia

Eliminating Plasmodium falciparum malaria: results from tailoring active case detection approaches to remote populations in forested border areas in north-eastern Cambodia

Abstract Background Remaining Plasmodium falciparum cases in Cambodia are concentrated in forested border areas and in remote populations who are hard to reach through passive case detection. A key approach to reach these populations is active case detection by mobile malaria workers (MMWs). However...

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Main Authors: Ann-Sophie Stratil, Lieven Vernaeve, Sergio Lopes, Yves Bourny, Kylie Mannion, Prudence Hamade, Arantxa Roca-Feltrer, James K. Tibenderana, Siv Sovannaroth, Mark Debackere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria elimination
Forest malaria
Early diagnosis and treatment
Case detection
Community health worker
Plasmodium falciparum
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03622-4

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