Rubber plantations and drug resistant malaria: a cross-sectional survey in Cambodia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ongoing spread of artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major threat to global health. In response, countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, including Cambodia, have declared ambitious goals to eliminate malaria. Major challenges include the lack of information on the at-risk population-individuals who live or work in or near the forest where the malaria vectors are found, including plantation workers. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap through a cross-sectional survey conducted in rubber plantations in Cambodia in 2014.

Methods

The survey was conducted in two rounds in four provinces and included a malaria prevalence survey, analysis for the K13 genetic mutation, and a comprehensive behavioural questionnaire. Forty plantation

SUBMITTER: Thomson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6882203 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature