Malaria in Eswatini, 2012–2019: a case study of the elimination effort

Autor: Theresia Estomih Nkya, Ulrike Fillinger, Makhoselive Dlamini, Onyango P. Sangoro, Rose Marubu, Zulisile Zulu, Emmanuel Chanda, Clifford Maina Mutero, Quinton Dlamini

Publikováno v: Malaria Journal, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)

Abstract Eswatini was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to pass a National Malaria Elimination Policy in 2011, and later set a target for elimination by the year 2020. This case study aimed to review the malaria surveillance data of Eswatini co

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Active Case Finding for Malaria: A 3-Year National Evaluation of Optimal Approaches to Detect Infections and Hotspots Through Reactive Case Detection in the Low-transmission Setting of Eswatini

Autor: Simon Kunene, Alanna Schwartz, Hugh J. W. Sturrock, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Maxwell Murphy, Roly Gosling, Nomcebo Dlamini, Joseph Novotny, Gugu Maphalala, Bryan Greenhouse, Nyasatu Ntshalintshali, Michelle S. Hsiang, Sibonakaliso Vilakati, Calsile Malambe, Zulisile Zulu, Grant Dorsey, Nomcebo Nhlabathi

Publikováno v: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Background Reactive case detection (RACD) is a widely practiced malaria elimination intervention whereby close contacts of index cases receive malaria testing to inform treatment and other interventions. However, the optimal diagnostic and operationa

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https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz403

Reactive case detection for malaria elimination: real-life experience from an ongoing program in Swaziland

Autor: Hugh J. W. Sturrock, Joseph Novotny, Zulisile Zulu, Justin M. Cohen, Bryan Greenhouse, Michelle S. Hsiang, Simon Kunene, Roly Gosling, Sabelo Dlamini

Publikováno v: Greenhouse, Bryan; Sturrock, HJW; Novotny, JM; Kunene, S; Dlamini, S; Zulu, Z; et al.(2013). Reactive case detection for malaria elimination: real-life experience from an ongoing program in Swaziland.. UC San Francisco: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0mz9w181
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 5, p e63830 (2013)

As countries move towards malaria elimination, methods to identify infections among populations who do not seek treatment are required. Reactive case detection, whereby individuals living in close proximity to passively detected cases are screened an

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http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0mz9w181