Designing malaria surveillance strategies for mobile and migrant populations in Nepal: a mixed-methods study

Designing malaria surveillance strategies for mobile and migrant populations in Nepal: a mixed-methods study

Abstract Background As malaria cases have declined throughout Nepal, imported cases comprise an increasing share of the remaining malaria caseload, yet how to effectively target mobile and migrant populations (MMPs) at greatest risk is not well understood. This formative research aimed to confirm th...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L. Smith, Prakash Ghimire, Komal Raj Rijal, Alysse Maglior, Sara Hollis, Ricardo Andrade-Pacheco, Garib Das Thakur, Nabaraj Adhikari, Upendra Thapa Shrestha, Megha Raj Banjara, Bibek Kumar Lal, Jerry O. Jacobson, Adam Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Imported malaria cases
Mobile migrant populations (MMPs)
Focus group discussion
Key informants’ interview
Malaria elimination
Nepal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2791-1

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