Choosing interventions to eliminate forest malaria: preliminary results of two operational research studies inside Cambodian forests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia is a goal with both national and international significance. Transmission of malaria in Cambodia is limited to forest environments, and the main population at risk consists of forest-goers who rely on forest products for income or sustenance. The ideal interventions to eliminate malaria from this population are unknown.

Methods

In two forested regions of Cambodia, forest-goers were trained to become forest malaria workers (FMWs). In one region, FMWs performed mass screening and treatment, focal screening and treatment, and passive case detection inside the forest. In the other region, FMWs played an observational role for the first year, to inform the choice of intervention for the second year. In both

SUBMITTER: Kunkel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818569 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature