Last Updated: 01/09/2025
The utility of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as a tool in enhanced surveillance for malaria elimination in Vanuatu
Objectives
The focus of this study is to evaluate the utility of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) in enhanced malaria surveillance in Vanuatu, involving Passive Case Detection (PCD), Pro-Active Case Detection (Pro-ACD) and Re-Active Case Detection (Re-ACD), by comparing the number of infections in communities detected by RDTs versus infections detected by PCR. The findings will inform future malaria elimination strategies.
While RDTs improve case management, their utility for detection of malaria infections in ACDs in areas with very low transmission intensity is unclear.
The surveillance activities were conducted between 2011 -2014 and included one round of PCD and five rounds of Pro-ACD and Re-ACD.
Dec 2011 — Dec 2014
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