Contemporary epidemiological overview of malaria in Madagascar: operational utility of reported routine case data for malaria control planning

Contemporary epidemiological overview of malaria in Madagascar: operational utility of reported routine case data for malaria control planning

Abstract Background Malaria remains a major public health problem in Madagascar. Widespread scale-up of intervention coverage has led to substantial reductions in case numbers since 2000. However, political instability since 2009 has disrupted these efforts, and a resurgence of malaria has since fol...

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Main Authors: Rosalind E. Howes, Sedera Aurélien Mioramalala, Brune Ramiranirina, Thierry Franchard, Andry Joeliarijaona Rakotorahalahy, Donal Bisanzio, Peter W. Gething, Peter A. Zimmerman, Arsène Ratsimbasoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Madagascar
Routine health information systems data
Surveillance
Outbreaks
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-016-1556-3

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