Mass screening and treatment on the basis of results of a Plasmodium falciparum-specific rapid diagnostic test did not reduce malaria incidence in Zanzibar.

J, Cook; W, Xu; M, Msellem; M, Vonk; B, Bergström; R, Gosling; AW, Al-Mafazy; P, McElroy; F, Molteni; AK, Abass; I, Garimo; M, Ramsan; A, Ali; A, Mårtensson; A, Björkman

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiu655

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Mass screening and treatment on the basis of results of a Plasmodium falciparum-specific rapid diagnostic test did not reduce malaria incidence in Zanzibar.

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Cook J

Xu W

Msellem M

Abstract

Background Seasonal increases in malaria continue in hot spots in Zanzibar. Mass screening and treatment (MSAT) may help reduce the reservoir of infection; however, it is unclear whether rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) detect a sufficient proportion of low-density infections to influence subsequent tr...

Subject

Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium Malariae

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