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Susceptibility to Malaria During the Prevention of Re-introduction/Re-establishment Phase in Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2020
Abstract BackgroundSusceptibility to malaria is the predisposition of populations to be infected by malaria parasites. It is influenced by the age-sex composition, parasitaemia, immunity, pregnancy status, type of residency, socio economic status, history migration of the population; broadly biological and generic factors.
Hamsananthy Jeevatharan, Wickremasinghe AR   +1 more
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Receptivity to malaria: meaning and measurement

Malaria Journal, 2022
“Receptivity” to malaria is a construct developed during the Global Malaria Eradication Programme (GMEP) era. It has been defined in varied ways and no consistent, quantitative definition has emerged over the intervening decades.
Joshua O. Yukich, Kim Lindblade, Jan Kolaczinski   +2 more
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India may need an additional metric to assess the endemicity of malaria in low surveillance districts.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
India's National Framework for malaria elimination is essentially dependent on Annual Parasite Incidence (API). API is the primary criterion for classifying states and districts into different categories: intensified control, pre-elimination, elimination,
Chander Prakash Yadav, Sanjeev Gupta, Praveen K Bharti, Manju Rahi, Nafis Faizi, Amit Sharma   +5 more
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Intensive surveillance, rapid response and border collaboration for malaria elimination: China Yunnan’s ‘‘3 + 1’’strategy

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Eliminating malaria and preventing re-establishment of malaria transmission in border areas requires universal coverage of malaria surveillance and a rapid response to any threats (i.e. malaria cues) of re-establishing transmission.
Jian-Wei Xu, Zu-Rui Lin, Yao-Wu Zhou, Rogan Lee, Hai-Mo Shen, Xiao-Dong Sun, Qi-Yan Chen, Kai-Xia Duan, Peng Tian, Chun-Li Ding, Shi-Yan Xu, Hui Liu, Hong-Ning Zhou   +12 more
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Asymptomatic/submicroscopic <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> infection: A systematic review and META-analysis on the hidden challenge for preventing <i>re</i>-establishment of malaria transmission. [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiol Control
Plasmodium vivax is not only the second most prevalent cause of malaria worldwide, but also the second leading cause of imported malaria in China. This poses a significant threat to preventing the re-establishment of malaria transmission, as the competent vector (Anopheles sinensis) suitable for vivax malaria transmission is widely distributed in China.
Wang S, Yan H, Zhang L, Xia Z, Yin J.
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Seven decades towards malaria elimination in Yunnan, China

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Yunnan Province was considered the most difficult place in China for malaria elimination because of its complex malaria epidemiology, heterogeneous ecological features, relatively modest economic development, and long, porous border with three
Xiao-Hong Li, Hong-Ning Zhou, Jian-Wei Xu, Zu-Rui Lin, Xiao-Dong Sun, Jia-Yin Li, Xian-Xian Lin, Yan Xie, Pedro Alonso, Heng-Lin Yang   +9 more
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Epidemiological characterization of imported recurrent Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale in China, 2013–2020

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2021
Background China has reached important milestones in the elimination of malaria. However, the numbers of imported recurrent cases of Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale are gradually increasing, which increases the risk of malaria re-establishment in locations
Yanwen Cui, Li Zhang, Zhigui Xia, Hejun Zhou, Fang Huang   +4 more
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Leveraging geo-referenced malaria information to increase domestic financial support for malaria elimination in Thailand

Malaria Journal, 2022
Thailand’s National Malaria Elimination Strategy 2017–2026 seeks to increase domestic support and financing for malaria elimination. During 2018–2020, through a series of training sessions, public health officials in Thailand utilized foci-level malaria ...
Prayuth Sudathip, Pratin Dharmarak, Sara Rossi, Nutthawoot Promda, Gretchen Newby, Erika Larson, Deyer Gopinath, Jerdsuda Kanjanasuwan, Praparat Promeiang, Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat, Darin Areechokchai, Preecha Prempree   +11 more
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Additional file 1 of Implementation and challenges to preventing the re-establishment of malaria in China in the COVID-19 era

, 2022
Additional file 1: Figure S1. The luggage card on which malaria-related online social media QR codes were printed (left). Health staff explain the use of the social medial QR codes to the returnees (right) (The Chinese phrase on the banner in the right photo reads: “Welcome Home”). Figure S2.
Lu, Guangyu, Cao, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Dongying, Zhang, Yuying, Xu, Yuhui, Lu, Yan, Chen, Qi, Zhu, Guoding, Yan, Jun, Müller, Olaf, Cao, Jun   +10 more
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Development and validation of an online tool for assessment of health care providers’ management of suspected malaria in an area, where transmission has been interrupted

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background The alertness and practice of health care providers (HCPs) in the correct management of suspected malaria (CMSM) (vigilance) is a central component of malaria surveillance following elimination, and it must be established before malaria ...
Hosein Azizi, Reza Majdzadeh, Ayat Ahmadi, Ahmad Raeisi, Maryam Nazemipour, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Allan Schapira   +6 more
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