School-based malaria prevalence: informative systematic surveillance measure to assess epidemiological impact of malaria control interventions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

School-based malaria prevalence: informative systematic surveillance measure to assess epidemiological impact of malaria control interventions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract Background In southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, malaria transmission is stable with seasonal fluctuations. Different measurements can be used to monitor disease burden and estimate the performance of control programmes. Repeated school-based malaria prevalence surveys (SMPS) were c...

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Main Authors: Edouard K. Swana, Thierry I. Yav, Leonard M. Ngwej, Betty N. Mupemba, Suprianto, Clarence K. Mukeng, Izak Hattingh, Oscar N. Luboya, Jean-Baptiste S. Kakoma, Michael J. Bangs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria prevalence
School-based monitoring
Malaria control
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2297-2

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