Reactive Case Detection Strategy for Malaria Control and Elimination: A 12 Year Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from 25 Malaria-Endemic Countries

Reactive Case Detection Strategy for Malaria Control and Elimination: A 12 Year Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from 25 Malaria-Endemic Countries

Reactive case detection (RACD) is the screening of household members and neighbors of index cases reported in passive surveillance. This strategy seeks asymptomatic infections and provides treatment to break transmission without testing or treating the entire population. This review discusses and hi...

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Main Authors: Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, Frank Twum Aboagye, Felix Abekah Botchway, George Osei-Adjei, Michael Appiah, Ruth Duku-Takyi, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Linda Amoah, Kingsley Badu, Richard Harry Asmah, Bernard Walter Lawson, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
reactive case detection
infection reservoir
index cases
passive surveillance
malaria control and elimination
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/3/180

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