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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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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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Utility of Pf/Pan RDT for Diagnosis in the Prevention of Re-Establishment of Malaria in Sri Lanka [PDF]

Pathogens and Global Health, 2018
The utility of CareStartTM Malaria Pf/PAN (HRP2/pLDH) Ag Combo Test, in detecting non-endemic clinical malaria cases was evaluated in Sri Lanka, a country in prevention of re-establishment of malaria following elimination. RDT, microscopy and nested PCR were performed for 350 suspected malaria patients recruited prospectively.
S M Handunnetti
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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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Susceptibility to malaria during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka

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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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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Implementation and challenges to preventing the re-establishment of malaria in China in the COVID-19 era

Globalization and Health, 2022
Background The rapid emergence and global spread of COVID-19 have caused substantial global disruptions that have impacted malaria programs worldwide. Innovative strategies to enable countries aiming to eliminate malaria as well as those that are already
Guangyu Lu, Yuanyuan Cao, Dongying Zhang, Yuying Zhang, Yuhui Xu, Yan Lu, Qi Chen, Guoding Zhu, Jun Yan, Olaf Müller, Jun Cao   +10 more
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Preventing the re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka amidst the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on other health programmes in countries, including on malaria, and is currently under much discussion.
Prasad Ranaweera, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Kamini Mendis   +2 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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Development of WHO Recommendations for the Final Phase of Elimination and Prevention of Re-Establishment of Malaria [PDF]

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ABSTRACT. The WHO recommends that all affected countries work toward the elimination of malaria, even those still experiencing a high burden of disease. However, malaria programs in the final phase of elimination or those working to prevent re-establishment of transmission after elimination could benefit from specific evidence-based ...
Kevin Marsh, Elie Akl, Jane Achan, Mohammed Alzahrani, J. Kevin Baird, Teun Bousema, Dionicia Gamboa, Marcus Lacerda, Kamini Mendis, Melissa Penny, Allan Schapira, Siv Sovannaroth, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Amanda Tiffany, Xiaohong Li, Erin Shutes, David Schellenberg, Pedro Alonso, _ _, Kim A. Lindblade   +19 more
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