Journal article
Surveillance to achieve malaria elimination in eastern Myanmar: a 7-year observational study
JD Rae, S Nosten, L Kajeechiwa, J Wiladphaingern, DM Parker, J Landier, AM Thu, H Dah, A Be, WC Cho, K’ Paw, ES Paw, PB Shee, C Poe, C Nu, B Nyaw, JA Simpson, A Devine, RJ Maude, KL Moo Show all
Malaria Journal | BMC | Published : 2022
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Abstract
Background: The collection and utilization of surveillance data is essential in monitoring progress towards achieving malaria elimination, in the timely response to increases in malaria case numbers and in the assessment of programme functioning. This paper describes the surveillance activities used by the malaria elimination task force (METF) programme which operates in eastern Myanmar, and provides an analysis of data collected from weekly surveillance, case investigations, and monitoring and evaluation of programme performance. Methods: This retrospective analysis was conducted using data collected from a network of 1250 malaria posts operational between 2014 and 2021. To investigate chan..
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Funding Acknowledgements
SMRU is part of Mahidol Oxford Research Unit supported by the Wellcome Trust of Great Britain. This research was funded by the Wellcome Trust (220211), The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1117507), The Global Fund against AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Regional Artemisinin Initiative (RAI), RAI2E & RAI3E). Professor Julie A Simpson was supported by an Australian NHMRC Investigator Grant (1196068). Professor Richard J Maude was supported by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1193472). Dr Daniel M Parker was supported by funding through the NIAID (U19AI089672) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1211806). The funders had no role in the design, conduct, or analysis of the study. For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.