Case investigation and reactive case detection for malaria elimination in northern Senegal

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Littrell, Megan ^a   Sow, Gnagna Dieng ^b   Ngom, Algaye ^c   Ba, Mady ^d   Mboup, Balla Mbacke ^e   Dieye, Yakou ^b   Mutombo, Boniface ^b   Earle, Duncan ^f   Steketee, Richard W ^a  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b PATH Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership (MACEPA)   (Senegal)

^c Richard Toll District Medical Office   (Senegal)

^d National Malaria Control Programme   (Senegal)

^e Hôpital régional de Saint Louis   (Senegal)

^f PATH Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA)   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Case investigation; Elimination; Malaria; Reactive case detection; Senegal; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BED NET; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; OCCUPATION; PILOT STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SENEGAL; SEX; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENEGAL; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883898374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-331     Document Type: Article

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