Performance of passive case detection for malaria surveillance: results from nine countries in Mesoamerica and the Dominican Republic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In malaria elimination settings, available metrics for malaria surveillance have been insufficient to measure the performance of passive case detection adequately. An indicator for malaria suspected cases with malaria test (MSCT) is proposed to measure the rate of testing on persons presenting to health facilities who satisfy the definition of a suspected malaria case. This metric does not rely on prior knowledge of fever prevalence, seasonality, or external denominators, and can be used to compare detection rates in suspected cases within and between countries, including across settings with different levels of transmission.

Methods

To compute the MSCT, an operational definition for suspected malaria cases was established, including clinical and epidemiological c

SUBMITTER: Rios-Zertuche D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8085801 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature