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Adapting Reactive Case Detection Strategies for falciparum Malaria in a Low-Transmission Area in Cambodia

author(s) Rossi, G. - Van Den Bergh, R. - Nguon, C. - Debackere, M.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • World
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
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Rossi G, Van Den Bergh R, Nguon C, Debackere M, Vernaeve L, Khim N, Kim S, Menard D, De Smet M, Kindermans JM. Adapting Reactive Case Detection Strategies for falciparum Malaria in a Low-Transmission Area in Cambodia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018;66(2):296–8

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Abstract

Reactive case detection around falciparum malaria cases in Cambodia presents a low output. This study improved it by including individuals occupationally coexposed with index case patients and using polymerase chain reaction–based diagnosis. The positivity rate increased from 0.16% to 3.9%. This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

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