A framework for assessing local transmission risk of imported malaria cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A key issue in achieving and sustaining malaria elimination is the need to prevent local transmission arising from imported cases of malaria. The likelihood of this occurring depends on a range of local factors, and these can be used to allocate resources to contain transmission. Therefore, a risk assessment and management strategy is required to identify risk indexes for malaria transmission when imported cases occur. These risks also need to be quantified and combined to give a weighted risk index score. This can then be used to allocate the resources to each administrative region to prevent transmission according to the degree of risk.

Methods

A list of potential risk indexes were generated from a literature review, expert consultation and panel discussion. The

SUBMITTER: Lei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6555958 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature