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Prevention of re-establishment of malaria [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2021
The current consensus on prevention of re-establishment of malaria is based on the following principles: (1) Fundamental role of general health services; (2) Surveillance; (3) Vector control; (4) Border actions; (5) Intersectoral collaboration.
Allan Schapira, Anatoly Kondrashin
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Transfusion-induced Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a beta thalassaemia patient during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Malaria was eliminated from Sri Lanka in 2012, and since then 50–60 imported malaria cases have been reported yearly. The country has remained malaria-free since, except for a single case of indigenous malaria in 2018.
Pubudu Chulasiri, Prasad Ranaweera, Ponnuthurai Sudarshan, Maya Jayasinghe, Jeevani Harishchandra, Kumudu Gunasekera, Harshini Vitharana, Priyanganie Silva, Pascal Ringwald, Rohini Fernandopulle, Kamini Mendis, Deepika Fernando   +11 more
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Susceptibility to malaria during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Sri Lanka eliminated malaria in November 2012 and was certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) in September 2016 but is facing a challenge to prevent re-establishment of malaria.
Hamsananthy Jeevatharan, Rajitha Wickremasinghe   +1 more
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A malaria death due to an imported Plasmodium falciparum infection in Sri Lanka during the prevention of re-establishment phase of malaria [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Sri Lanka has maintained a rigorous programme to prevent the re-establishment of malaria ever since the disease was eliminated in October 2012.
Shilanthi Seneviratne, Deepika Fernando, Pubudu Chulasiri, Kumudu Gunasekera, Nethmini Thenuwara, Champa Aluthweera, Anula Wijesundara, Rohini Fernandopulle, Kamini Mendis, Rajitha Wickremasinghe   +9 more
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A comparative analysis of the outcome of malaria case surveillance strategies in Sri Lanka in the prevention of re‐establishment phase [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Sri Lanka sustained its malaria-free status by implementing, among other interventions, three core case detection strategies namely Passive Case Detection (PCD), Reactive Case Detection (RACD) and Proactive Case Detection (PACD).
W. M. Kumudunayana T. de A. W. Gunasekera, Risintha Premaratne, Deepika Fernando, Muzrif Munaz, M. G. Y. Piyasena, Devika Perera, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, K. D. N. Prasad Ranaweera, Kamini Mendis   +8 more
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Prevention of re-establishment of malaria: historical perspective and future prospects [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2020
Prevention of re-establishment (POR) refers to the prevention of malaria outbreak/epidemic occurrence or preventing re-establishment of indigenous malaria in a malaria-free country.
S. M. Ibraheem Nasir, Sachini Amarasekara, Renu Wickremasinghe, Deepika Fernando, Preethi Udagama   +4 more
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Evaluating Sri Lanka’s malaria re-establishment prevention using IHR and JEE frameworks [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background The International Health Regulations (IHR) developed and approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005 provide an overarching legal framework that stipulates countries’ rights and obligations in handling and managing public health ...
Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Deepika Fernando, Gretchen Newby, Ruwanthi Perera, Amandhi Caldera, Kamini Mendis   +5 more
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Prompt and precise identification of various sources of infection in response to the prevention of malaria re-establishment in China

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022
Prompt and precise diagnosis of patients is an essential component of malaria control and elimination strategies, it is even more vital for the prevention of malaria re-establishment in the post elimination phase.
Jianhai Yin, He Yan, Mei Li
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Poor performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of Plasmodium malariae among returned international travellers in China

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Malaria is a worldwide infectious disease. For countries that have achieved malaria elimination, the prevention of re-establishment due to infections in returned travellers has become important.
Jingyao Wu, Jianxia Tang, Weiming Wang, Gangcheng Chen, Xiaoqin He, Sui Xu, Yuanyuan Cao, Yaping Gu, Guoding Zhu, Jun Cao   +9 more
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Malaria in Sri Lanka: Navigating through Prevention of Re-establishment (PoR) Phase

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2021
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Ruwanika Seneviratne
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