Implementation and fidelity of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria elimination: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: To achieve malaria elimination, case-based surveillance and response systems have been developed in endemic countries. This study systematically reviews the different types of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria, how they are being implemented, and their implementation fidelity, across different malaria elimination settings to inform reactive surveillance and response guidelines. METHODS: A systematic review of published and grey quantitative and qualitative studies investigating different reactive surveillance and response strategies was conducted. Five databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, African Index Medicus and Latin American and Caribbean Healt..