Mass radical treatment of a group of foreign workers to mitigate the risk of re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka

Mass radical treatment of a group of foreign workers to mitigate the risk of re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Following malaria elimination, Sri Lanka was free from indigenous transmission for six consecutive years, until the first introduced case was reported in December 2018. The source of transmission (index case) was a member of a group of 32 migrant workers from India and the locati...

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Main Authors: Manonath M. Marasinghe, Vissundara M. Karunasena, Arundika S. Seneratne, Hema D. B. Herath, Deepika Fernando, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Kamini N. Mendis, Dewanee Ranaweera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Prevention of reintroduction
Malaria
G6PD
Mass radical treatment
Migrant labour
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03419-x

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