Malaria rapid diagnostic test transport and storage conditions in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ethiopia and the Philippines

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Albertini, Audrey ^a   Lee, Evan ^a   Coulibaly, Sheick Oumar ^b   Sleshi, Markos ^c   Faye, Babacar ^d   Mationg, Mary Lorraine ^e   Ouedraogo, Kadi ^b   Tsadik, Abeba G ^c   Feleke, Sendeaw Maksha ^c   Diallo, Ibrahima ^f   Gaye, Oumar ^d   Luchavez, Jennifer ^e   Bennett, Jessica ^a   Bell, David ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^f National Malaria Control Programme   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Drugs; Humidity; Malaria; Rapid Diagnostic Tests; RDTs; Stability; Storage; Temperature; Temperature monitoring; Transport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ETHIOPIA; HUMIDITY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MALARIA RAPID TEST; PHILIPPINES; SENEGAL; STORAGE;

BURKINA FASO; CLIMATE; DRUG STORAGE; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALARIA; PHILIPPINES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SENEGAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84870409811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-406     Document Type: Article

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