Active case detection for malaria elimination: A survey among Asia Pacific countries

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Smith Gueye, Cara ^a   Sanders, Kelly C ^a   Galappaththy, Gawrie Nl ^b   Rundi, Christina ^c   Tobgay, Tashi ^d   Sovannaroth, Siv ^e   Gao, Qi ^f   Surya, Asik ^g   Thakur, Garib D ^h   Baquilod, Mario ⁱ   Lee, Won Ja ^j   Bobogare, Alby ^k   Deniyage, Sarath L ^l   Satimai, Wichai ^m   Taleo, George ⁿ   Hung, Nguyen M ^o   Cotter, Chris ^a   Hsiang, Michelle S ^a,p   Vestergaard, Lasse S ^b   Gosling, Roly D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^d Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

^e Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^f JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

^h Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

^j Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^k Ministry of Health Solomon Islands   (Solomon Islands)

^l Anti Malaria Campaign Head Office   (Sri Lanka)

^m MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

ⁿ Ministry of Health   (Vanuatu)

^o MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^p UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Active case detection; Case investigation; Malaria elimination; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALARIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84885081118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-358     Document Type: Article

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