Reactive case‑detection of malaria in Pailin Province, Western Cambodia: lessons from a year‑long evaluation in a pre‑elimination setting

• Main Authors: John Hustedt, Canavati, Sara E., Chandary Rang, Ashton, Ruth A., Nimol Khim, Laura Berne, Saorin Kim, Siv Sovannaroth, Po Ly, Didier Ménard, Jonathan Cox, Sylvia Meek, Arantxa Roca‐Feltrer
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Open Access article; malaria; Pailin Province; Cambodia; pre‑elimination
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3137
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: As momentum towards malaria elimination grows, strategies are being developed for scale-up in elimination settings. One prominent strategy, reactive case detection (RACD), involves screening and treating individuals living in close proximity to passively detected, or “index” cases. Thi...