Malaria surveillance in low-transmission areas of Zambia using reactive case detection

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Larsen, David A ^a,b   Chisha, Zunda ^a   Winters, Benjamin ^a,g   Mwanza, Mercie ^c   Kamuliwo, Mulakwa ^c   Mbwili, Clara ^d   Hawela, Moonga ^c   Hamainza, Busiku ^c   Chirwa, Jacob ^c   Craig, Allen S ^e   Rutagwera, Marie Reine ^f   Lungu, Chris ^f   Ngwenya Kangombe, Tokozile ^a   Cheelo, Sanford ^a   Miller, John M ^f   Bridges, Daniel J ^a   Winters, Anna M ^a,g  

^a Akros Research   (Zambia)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^d Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child Health   (Zambia)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health worker; DHIS2; Elimination; Malaria surveillance; Reactive case detection; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; DRUG COMBINATION; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY LIVING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA RAPID TEST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REACTIVE CASE DETECTION SYSTEM; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; ZAMBIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION;

ARTEMISININS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ETHANOLAMINES; FLUORENES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84947778356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0895-9     Document Type: Article

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