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Slater HC, Ding XC, Knudson S, Bridges DJ, Moonga H, Saad NJ, De Smet M, Bennett A, Dittrich S, Slutsker L, Domingo GJ. Performance and utility of more highly sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic tests. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:121. [PMID: 35120441 PMCID: PMC8815208 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-07023-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background A new more highly sensitive rapid diagnostic test (HS-RDT) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria (Alere™/Abbott Malaria Ag P.f RDT [05FK140], now called NxTek™ Eliminate Malaria Ag Pf) was launched in 2017. The test has already been used in many research studies in a wide range of geographies and use cases. Methods In this study, we collate all published and available unpublished studies that use the HS-RDT and assess its performance in (i) prevalence surveys, (ii) clinical diagnosis, (iii) screening pregnant women, and (iv) active case detection. Two individual-level data sets from asymptomatic populations are used to fit logistic regression models to estimate the probability of HS-RDT positivity based on histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) concentration and parasite density. The performance of the HS-RDT in prevalence surveys is estimated by calculating the sensitivity and positive proportion in comparison to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional malaria RDTs. Results We find that across 18 studies, in prevalence surveys, the mean sensitivity of the HS-RDT is estimated to be 56.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 46.9–65.4%) compared to 44.3% (95% CI 32.6–56.0%) for a conventional RDT (co-RDT) when using nucleic acid amplification techniques as the reference standard. In studies where prevalence was estimated using both the HS-RDT and a co-RDT, we found that prevalence was on average 46% higher using a HS-RDT compared to a co-RDT. For use in clinical diagnosis and screening pregnant women, the HS-RDT was not significantly more sensitive than a co-RDT. Conclusions Overall, the evidence presented here suggests that the HS-RDT is more sensitive in asymptomatic populations and could provide a marginal improvement in clinical diagnosis and screening pregnant women. Although the HS-RDT has limited temperature stability and shelf-life claims compared to co-RDTs, there is no evidence to suggest, given this test has the same cost as current RDTs, it would have any negative impacts in terms of malaria misdiagnosis if it were widely used in all four population groups explored here. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12879-021-07023-5.
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- Hannah C Slater
- Diagnostics Program, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA. .,Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Médecins Sans Frontières, Phnom Penh, Preah Vihear, Cambodia
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- Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA.,Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland
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Bridges DJ, Miller JM, Chalwe V, Moonga H, Hamainza B, Steketee RW, Mambwe B, Mulube C, Wu L, Tetteh KKA, Drakeley C, Chishimba S, Mwenda M, Silumbe K, Larsen DA. Reactive focal drug administration associated with decreased malaria transmission in an elimination setting: Serological evidence from the cluster-randomized CoRE study. PLOS Glob Public Health 2022; 2:e0001295. [PMID: 36962857 PMCID: PMC10021141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Efforts to eliminate malaria transmission need evidence-based strategies. However, accurately assessing end-game malaria elimination strategies is challenging due to the low level of transmission and the rarity of infections. We hypothesised that presumptively treating individuals during reactive case detection (RCD) would reduce transmission and that serology would more sensitively detect this change over standard approaches. We conducted a cluster randomised control trial (NCT02654912) of presumptive reactive focal drug administration (RFDA-intervention) compared to the standard of care, reactive focal test and treat (RFTAT-control) in Southern Province, Zambia-an area of low seasonal transmission (overall incidence of ~3 per 1,000). We measured routine malaria incidence from health facilities as well as PCR parasite prevalence / antimalarial seroprevalence in an endline cross-sectional population survey. No significant difference was identified from routine incidence data and endline prevalence by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) had insufficient numbers of malaria infections (i.e., 16 infections among 6,276 children) to assess the intervention. Comparing long-term serological markers, we found a 19% (95% CI = 4-32%) reduction in seropositivity for the RFDA intervention using a difference in differences approach incorporating serological positivity and age. We also found a 37% (95% CI = 2-59%) reduction in seropositivity to short-term serological markers in a post-only comparison. These serological analyses provide compelling evidence that RFDA both has an impact on malaria transmission and is an appropriate end-game malaria elimination strategy. Furthermore, serology provides a more sensitive approach to measure changes in transmission that other approaches miss, particularly in very low transmission settings. Trial Registration: Registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02654912, 13/1/2016).
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- Daniel J Bridges
- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Elimination Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Elimination Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Health Research Authority, Paediatric Centre of Excellence, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Elimination Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Elimination Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Elimination Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Elimination Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Elimination Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Syracuse University Department of Public Health, Syracuse, New York, United States of America
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Eisele TP, Bennett A, Silumbe K, Finn TP, Porter TR, Chalwe V, Hamainza B, Moonga H, Kooma E, Chizema Kawesha E, Kamuliwo M, Yukich JO, Keating J, Schneider K, Conner RO, Earle D, Slutsker L, Steketee RW, Miller JM. Impact of Four Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Implemented in Southern Province, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 103:7-18. [PMID: 32618247 PMCID: PMC7416977 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Over the past decade, Zambia has made substantial progress against malaria and has recently set the ambitious goal of eliminating by 2021. In the context of very high vector control and improved access to malaria diagnosis and treatment in Southern Province, we implemented a community-randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of four rounds of community-wide mass drug administration (MDA) and household-level MDA (focal MDA) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP) implemented between December 2014 and February 2016. The mass treatment campaigns achieved relatively good household coverage (63-79%), were widely accepted by the community (ranging from 87% to 94%), and achieved very high adherence to the DHAP regimen (81-96%). Significant declines in all malaria study end points were observed, irrespective of the exposure group, with the overall parasite prevalence during the peak transmission season declining by 87.2% from 31.3% at baseline to 4.0% in 2016 at the end of the trial. Children in areas of lower transmission (< 10% prevalence at baseline) that received four MDA rounds had a 72% (95% CI = 12-91%) reduction in malaria parasite prevalence as compared with those with the standard of care without any mass treatment. Mass drug administration consistently had the largest short-term effect size across study end points in areas of lower transmission following the first two MDA rounds. In the context of achieving very high vector control coverage and improved access to diagnosis and treatment for malaria, our results suggest that MDA should be considered for implementation in African settings for rapidly reducing malaria outcomes in lower transmission settings.
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- Thomas P Eisele
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Institute for Medical Research and Training, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Zambia Ministry of Health, Southern Provincial Health Office, Choma, Zambia
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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Finn TP, Porter TR, Moonga H, Silumbe K, Daniels RF, Volkman SK, Yukich JO, Keating J, Bennett A, Steketee RW, Miller JM, Eisele TP. Adherence to Mass Drug Administration with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine and Plasmodium falciparum Clearance in Southern Province, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 103:37-45. [PMID: 32618267 PMCID: PMC7416972 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mass drug administration (MDA) with artemisinin combination therapy is a potentially useful tool for malaria elimination programs, but its success depends partly on drug effectiveness and treatment coverage in the targeted population. As part of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Southern Province, Zambia evaluating the impact of MDA and household focal MDA (fMDA) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAp), sub-studies were conducted investigating population drug adherence rates and effectiveness of DHAp as administered in clearing Plasmodium falciparum infections following household mass administration. Adherence information was reported for 181,534 of 336,821 DHAp (53.9%) treatments administered during four rounds of MDA/fMDA, of which 153,197 (84.4%) reported completing the full course of DHAp. The proportion of participants fully adhering to the treatment regimen differed by MDA modality (MDA versus fMDA), RDT status, and whether the first dose was observed by those administering treatments. Among a subset of participants receiving DHAp and selected for longitudinal follow-up, 58 were positive for asexual-stage P. falciparum infection by microscopy at baseline. None of the 45 participants followed up at days 3 and/or 7 were slide positive for asexual-stage parasitemia. For those with longer term follow-up, one participant was positive 47 days after treatment, and two additional participants were positive after 69 days, although these two were determined to be new infections by genotyping. High completion of a 3-day course of DHAp and parasite clearance in the context of household MDA are promising as Zambia's National Malaria Programme continues to weigh appropriate interventions for malaria elimination.
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- Timothy P Finn
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts.,The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Daniels RF, Schaffner SF, Bennett A, Porter TR, Yukich JO, Mulube C, Mambwe B, Mwenda MC, Chishimba S, Bridges DJ, Moonga H, Hamainza B, Chizema Kawesha E, Miller JM, Steketee RW, Wirth DF, Eisele TP, Hartl DL, Volkman SK. Evidence for Reduced Malaria Parasite Population after Application of Population-Level Antimalarial Drug Strategies in Southern Province, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 103:66-73. [PMID: 32618255 PMCID: PMC7416975 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A mass drug administration trial was carried out in Southern Province, Zambia, between 2014 and 2016, in conjunction with a standard of care package that included improved surveillance, increased access to malaria case management, and sustained high levels of vector control coverage. This was preceded by mass test and treatment in the same area from 2011 to 2013. Concordant decreases in malaria prevalence in Southern Province and deaths attributed to malaria in Zambia over this time suggest that these strategies successfully reduced the malaria burden. Genetic epidemiological studies were used to assess the consequences of these interventions on parasite population structure. Analysis of parasite material derived from 1,620 rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-positive individuals obtained from studies to evaluate trial outcomes revealed a reduction in the average complexity of infection and consequential increase in the proportion of infections that harbored a single parasite genome (monogenomic infections). Highly related parasites, consistent with inbreeding, were detected after interventions were deployed. Geographical analysis indicated that the highly related infections were both clustered focally and dispersed across the study area. These findings provide genetic evidence for a reduced parasite population, with indications of inbreeding following the application of comprehensive interventions, including drug-based campaigns, that reduced the malaria burden in Southern Province. Genetic data additionally revealed the relationship between individual infections in the context of these population-level patterns, which has the potential to provide useful data for stratification and targeting of interventions to reduce the malaria burden.
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- Rachel F Daniels
- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.,Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Porter TR, Finn TP, Silumbe K, Chalwe V, Hamainza B, Kooma E, Moonga H, Bennett A, Yukich JO, Steketee RW, Keating J, Miller JM, Eisele TP. Recent Travel History and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Infection in a Region of Heterogenous Transmission in Southern Province, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 103:74-81. [PMID: 32618250 PMCID: PMC7416974 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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As Zambia continues to reduce its malaria incidence and target elimination in Southern Province, there is a need to identify factors that can reintroduce parasites and sustain malaria transmission. To examine the relative contributions of types of human mobility on malaria prevalence, this analysis quantifies the proportion of the population having recently traveled during both peak and nonpeak transmission seasons over the course of 2 years and assesses the relationship between short-term travel and malaria infection status. Among all residents targeted by mass drug administration in the Lake Kariba region of Southern Province, 602,620 rapid diagnostic tests and recent travel histories were collected during four campaign rounds occurring between December 2014 and February 2016. Rates of short-term travel in the previous 2 weeks fluctuated seasonally from 0.3% to 1.2%. Travel was significantly associated with prevalent malaria infection both seasonally and overall (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 2.55; 95% CI: 2.28-2.85). The strength of association between travel and malaria infection varied by travelers' origin and destination, with those recently traveling to high-prevalence areas from low-prevalence areas experiencing the highest odds of malaria infection (AOR: 7.38). Long-lasting insecticidal net usage while traveling was associated with a relative reduction in infections (AOR: 0.74) compared with travelers not using a net. Although travel was directly associated with only a small fraction of infections, importation of malaria via human movement may play an increasingly important role in this elimination setting as transmission rates continue to decline.
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- Travis R Porter
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Fraser M, Miller JM, Silumbe K, Hainsworth M, Mudenda M, Hamainza B, Moonga H, Chizema Kawesha E, Mercer LD, Bennett A, Schneider K, Slater HC, Eisele TP, Guinovart C. Evaluating the Impact of Programmatic Mass Drug Administration for Malaria in Zambia Using Routine Incidence Data. J Infect Dis 2020; 225:1415-1423. [PMID: 32691047 PMCID: PMC9016426 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Background In 2016, the Zambian National Malaria Elimination Centre started programmatic mass drug administration (pMDA) campaigns with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine as a malaria elimination tool in Southern Province. Two rounds were administered, 2 months apart (coverage 70% and 57%, respectively). We evaluated the impact of 1 year of pMDA on malaria incidence using routine data. Methods We conducted an interrupted time series with comparison group analysis on monthly incidence data collected at the health facility catchment area (HFCA) level, with a negative binomial model using generalized estimating equations. Programmatic mass drug administration was conducted in HFCAs with greater than 50 cases/1000 people per year. Ten HFCAs with incidence rates marginally above this threshold (pMDA group) were compared with 20 HFCAs marginally below (comparison group). Results The pMDA HFCAs saw a 46% greater decrease in incidence at the time of intervention than the comparison areas (incidence rate ratio = 0.536; confidence interval = 0.337–0.852); however, incidence increased toward the end of the season. No HFCAs saw a transmission interruption. Conclusions Programmatic mass drug administration, implemented during 1 year with imperfect coverage in low transmission areas with suboptimal vector control coverage, significantly reduced incidence. However, elimination will require additional tools. Routine data are important resources for programmatic impact evaluations and should be considered for future analyses.
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- Maya Fraser
- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, USA
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, USA
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, USA
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, USA
- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, USA
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington, USA
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Chishimba S, Mwenda M, Mambwe B, Mulube C, Chalwe V, Moonga H, Hamainza B, Chizema-Kawesha E, Steketee RW, Domingo G, Fraser M, Kahn M, Pal S, Silumbe K, Conner RO, Bennett A, Porter TR, Eisele TP, Miller JM, Bridges DJ. Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and Non- falciparum Infections by Photo-Induced Electron Transfer-PCR in a Longitudinal Cohort of Individuals Enrolled in a Mass Drug Administration Trial in Southern Province, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 103:82-89. [PMID: 32618252 PMCID: PMC7416980 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Malaria burden in Zambia has significantly declined over the last decade because of improved coverage of several key malaria interventions (e.g., vector control, case management, bed net distributions, and enhanced surveillance/responses). Campaign-based mass drug administration (MDA) and focal MDA (fMDA) were assessed in a trial in Southern Province, Zambia, to identify its utility in elimination efforts. As part of the study, a longitudinal cohort was visited and tested (by PCR targeting the 18s rRNA and a Plasmodium falciparum–specific rapid diagnostic test [RDT] from SD Bioline) every month for the trial duration (18 months). Overall, there was high concordance (> 97%) between the PCR and RDT results, using the PCR as the gold standard. The RDTs had high specificity and negative predictive values (98.5% and 98.6%, respectively) but low sensitivity (53.0%) and a low positive predictive value (53.8%). There was evidence for persistent antigenemia affecting the low specificity of the RDT, while false-negative RDTs were associated with a lower parasite density than true positive RDTs. Plasmodium falciparum was the dominant species identified, with 98.3% of all positive samples containing P. falciparum. Of these, 97.5% were mono-infections and 0.8% coinfections with one other species. Plasmodium malariae was found in 1.4% of all positive samples (50% mono-infections and 50% coinfections with P. falciparum), whereas Plasmodium ovale was found in 1.1% of all positive samples (90% mono-infections and 10% coinfections with P. falciparum). Although MDA/fMDA appeared to reduce P. malariae prevalence, P. ovale prevalence appeared unchanged.
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- Sandra Chishimba
- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- Zambia Ministry of Health Provincial Medical Office, Mansa, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Seattle, Washington
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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Worges M, Whitehurst N, Yamo E, Moonga H, Yukich J, Benavente L. Outreach training and supportive supervision for malaria case management in Zambia: the effects of focused capacity building on indicators of diagnostic and clinical performance. Malar J 2018; 17:438. [PMID: 30486852 PMCID: PMC6260723 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2589-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Accurate diagnosis of malaria and reduced reliance on presumptive treatment are crucial components of quality case management. From 2008 to 2012, the Improving Malaria Diagnostics project, in collaboration with the Zambia National Malaria Control Centre, implemented an external quality assurance scheme partially comprised of outreach training and supportive supervision (OTSS) in an effort to improve malaria case management across a spectrum of health facilities performing laboratory-based malaria diagnostics. OTSS assessments were conducted by project-trained laboratory and clinical supervisors on a regular basis and measured changes in health facility staff performance over time. Standardized supervision tools were used for data collection and guided OTSS teams to assess health facility infrastructure, record keeping practices, stores of supplies and consumables, good laboratory practices, and staff adherence to guidelines for the case management and diagnosis of suspected malaria cases via direct observations or record reviews. The structure of OTSS also allowed supervisors to provide ongoing support to clinicians and laboratory staff through regular mentoring and on-the-job training. RESULTS This analysis included 88 laboratories and 64 clinics each with four repeated supervisory assessments. Over the course of the project there were significant declines in the number of laboratories experiencing stock-outs of microscopy reagents/consumables (p < 0.001) and significant increases in the number of laboratories instituting the use of microscopy positive controls (p < 0.01), conducting parasite counting (p < 0.05), and converting from a semi-quantitative to a quantitative parasite counting methodology (p < 0.001). Performance in malaria diagnostic and clinical practices [i.e. RDT use (mean(diff) = 14.3%, p < 0.001), blood slide preparation (mean(diff) = 14.7%, p < 0.001), blood slide staining and reading (mean(diff) = 14.0%, p < 0.001), fever case management (mean(diff) = 7.3%, p < 0.01)] and prescriber adherence to negative diagnostic test results (mean(diff) = 7.2%, p < 0.05) showed modest, but significant gains from assessment 1 to assessment 4. CONCLUSION The external quality assurance scheme provided periodic representations of clinical and laboratory staff performance. OTSS-enrolled health facilities demonstrated improvements to malaria diagnostic skills, adoption of laboratory best practices, strengthened fever case management practices, and improved prescriber adherence to negative malaria test results.
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- Matt Worges
- Medical Care Development International, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
- US President's Malaria Initiative Improving Malaria Diagnostics Project, Washington, DC, USA.
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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- Medical Care Development International, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- US President's Malaria Initiative Improving Malaria Diagnostics Project, Washington, DC, USA
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- Medical Care Development International, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- US President's Malaria Initiative Improving Malaria Diagnostics Project, Washington, DC, USA
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- National Malaria Elimination Centre, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Medical Care Development International, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- US President's Malaria Initiative Improving Malaria Diagnostics Project, Washington, DC, USA
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Halsey ES, Venkatesan M, Plucinski MM, Talundzic E, Lucchi NW, Zhou Z, Mandara CI, Moonga H, Hamainza B, Beavogui AH, Kariuki S, Samuels AM, Steinhardt LC, Mathanga DP, Gutman J, Denon YE, Uwimana A, Assefa A, Hwang J, Shi YP, Dimbu PR, Koita O, Ishengoma DS, Ndiaye D, Udhayakumar V. Capacity Development through the US President's Malaria Initiative-Supported Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring in Africa Network. Emerg Infect Dis 2018; 23. [PMID: 29155671 PMCID: PMC5711327 DOI: 10.3201/eid2313.170366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Antimalarial drug resistance is an evolving global health security threat to malaria control. Early detection of Plasmodium falciparum resistance through therapeutic efficacy studies and associated genetic analyses may facilitate timely implementation of intervention strategies. The US President’s Malaria Initiative–supported Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring in Africa Network has assisted numerous laboratories in partner countries in acquiring the knowledge and capability to independently monitor for molecular markers of antimalarial drug resistance.
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Bridges DJ, Miller JM, Chalwe V, Moonga H, Hamainza B, Steketee R, Silumbe K, Nyangu J, Larsen DA. Community-led Responses for Elimination (CoRE): a study protocol for a community randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of community-level, reactive focal drug administration for reducing Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence and incidence in Southern Province, Zambia. Trials 2017; 18:511. [PMID: 29096671 PMCID: PMC5667476 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2249-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Zambia is pushing for, and has made great strides towards, the elimination of malaria transmission in Southern Province. Reactive focal test and treat (RFTAT) using rapid diagnostic tests and artemether-lumefantrine (AL) has been key in making this progress. Reactive focal drug administration (RFDA) using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP), may be superior in accelerating clearance of the parasite reservoir in humans due to the provision of enhanced chemoprophylactic protection of at-risk populations against new infections. The primary aim of this study is to quantify the relative effectiveness of RFDA with DHAP against RFTAT with AL (standard of care) for reducing Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and incidence. Methods/design The study will be conducted in four districts in Southern Province, Zambia; an area of low malaria transmission and high coverage of vector control. A community randomized controlled trial of 16 health facility catchment areas will be used to evaluate the impact of sustained year-round routine RFDA for 2 years, relative to a control of year-round routine RFTAT. Reactive case detection will be triggered by a confirmed malaria case, e.g., by microscopy or rapid diagnostic test at any government health facility. Reactive responses will be performed by community health workers (CHW) within 7 days of the index case confirmation date. Responses will be performed out to a radius of 140 m from the index case household. A subset of responses will be followed longitudinally for 90 days to examine reinfection rates. Primary outcomes include a post-intervention survey of malaria seropositivity (n = 4800 children aged 1 month to under 5 years old) and a difference-in-differences analysis of malaria parasite incidence, as measured through routine passive case detection at health facilities enrolled in the study. The study is powered to detect approximately a 65% relative reduction in these outcomes between the intervention versus the control. Discussion Strengths of this trial include a robust study design and an endline cross-sectional parasite survey as well as a longitudinal sample. Primary limitations include statistical power to detect only a 65% reduction in primary outcomes, and the potential for contamination to dilute the effects of the intervention. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02654912. Registered on 12 November 2015. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2249-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Daniel J Bridges
- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia.
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Zambia Ministry of Health, Provincial Medical Office, Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), 2201 Westlake Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Syracuse University Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Halsey ES, Venkatesan M, Plucinski MM, Talundzic E, Lucchi NW, Zhou Z, Mandara CI, Moonga H, Hamainza B, Beavogui AH, Kariuki S, Samuels AM, Steinhardt LC, Mathanga DP, Gutman J, Denon YE, Uwimana A, Assefa A, Hwang J, Shi YP, Dimbu PR, Koita O, Ishengoma DS, Ndiaye D, Udhayakumar V. Capacity Development through the US President’s Malaria Initiative–Supported Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring in Africa Network. Emerg Infect Dis 2017. [DOI: 10.3201/eid23s1.170366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Eisele TP, Bennett A, Silumbe K, Finn TP, Chalwe V, Kamuliwo M, Hamainza B, Moonga H, Kooma E, Chizema Kawesha E, Yukich J, Keating J, Porter T, Conner RO, Earle D, Steketee RW, Miller JM. Short-term Impact of Mass Drug Administration With Dihydroartemisinin Plus Piperaquine on Malaria in Southern Province Zambia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. J Infect Dis 2017; 214:1831-1839. [PMID: 27923947 PMCID: PMC5142084 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Mass drug administration (MDA) using dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine (DHAp) represents a potential strategy to clear Plasmodium falciparum infections and reduce the human parasite reservoir. Methods A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Southern Province, Zambia, was used to assess the short-term impact of 2 rounds of community-wide MDA and household-level (focal) MDA with DHAp compared with no mass treatment. Study end points included parasite prevalence in children, infection incidence, and confirmed malaria case incidence. Results All end points significantly decreased after intervention, irrespective of treatment group. Parasite prevalence from 7.71% at baseline to 0.54% after MDA in lower-transmission areas, resulting in an 87% reduction compared with control (adjusted odds ratio, 0.13; 95% confidence interval, .02–.92;P = .04). No difference between treatment groups was observed in areas of high transmission. The 5-month cumulative infection incidence was 70% lower (crude incidence rate ratio, 0.30; 95% confidence interval, .06–1.49; P = .14) and 58% lower (0.42; .18–.98;P = .046) after MDA compared with control in lower- and higher-transmission areas, respectively. No significant impact of focal MDA was observed for any end point. Conclusions Two rounds of MDA with DHAp rapidly reduced infection prevalence, infection incidence, and confirmed case incidence rates, especially in low-transmission areas. Clinical Trials Registration NCT02329301.
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- Thomas P Eisele
- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Institute for Medical Research and Training, University Teaching Hospital
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka
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- Zambia Ministry of Health, Southern Provincial Health Office, Choma
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds
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Bennett A, Yukich J, Miller JM, Keating J, Moonga H, Hamainza B, Kamuliwo M, Andrade-Pacheco R, Vounatsou P, Steketee RW, Eisele TP. The relative contribution of climate variability and vector control coverage to changes in malaria parasite prevalence in Zambia 2006-2012. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:431. [PMID: 27496161 PMCID: PMC4974721 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1693-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Four malaria indicator surveys (MIS) were conducted in Zambia between 2006 and 2012 to evaluate malaria control scale-up. Nationally, coverage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) increased over this period, while parasite prevalence in children 1–59 months decreased dramatically between 2006 and 2008, but then increased from 2008 to 2010. We assessed the relative effects of vector control coverage and climate variability on malaria parasite prevalence over this period. Methods Nationally-representative MISs were conducted in April-June of 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 to collect household-level information on malaria control interventions such as IRS, ITN ownership and use, and child parasite prevalence by microscopic examination of blood smears. We fitted Bayesian geostatistical models to assess the association between IRS and ITN coverage and climate variability and malaria parasite prevalence. We created predictions of the spatial distribution of malaria prevalence at each time point and compared results of varying IRS, ITN, and climate inputs to assess their relative contributions to changes in prevalence. Results Nationally, the proportion of households owning an ITN increased from 37.8 % in 2006 to 64.3 % in 2010 and 68.1 % in 2012, with substantial heterogeneity sub-nationally. The population-adjusted predicted child malaria parasite prevalence decreased from 19.6 % in 2006 to 10.4 % in 2008, but rose to 15.3 % in 2010 and 13.5 % in 2012. We estimated that the majority of this prevalence increase at the national level between 2008 and 2010 was due to climate effects on transmission, although there was substantial heterogeneity at the provincial level in the relative contribution of changing climate and ITN availability. We predict that if climate factors preceding the 2010 survey were the same as in 2008, the population-adjusted prevalence would have fallen to 9.9 % nationally. Conclusions These results suggest that a combination of climate factors and reduced intervention coverage in parts of the country contributed to both the reduction and rebound in malaria parasite prevalence. Unusual rainfall patterns, perhaps related to moderate El Niño conditions, may have contributed to this variation. Zambia has demonstrated considerable success in scaling up vector control. This analysis highlights the importance of accounting for climate variability when using cross-sectional data for evaluation of malaria control efforts. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1693-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Adam Bennett
- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California, 500 16th St, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA. .,Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- PATH Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California, 500 16th St, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- PATH Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), Lusaka, Zambia
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Eisele TP, Silumbe K, Finn T, Chalwe V, Kamuliwo M, Hamainza B, Moonga H, Bennett A, Yukich J, Keating J, Steketee RW, Miller JM. Assessing the effectiveness of household-level focal mass drug administration and community-wide mass drug administration for reducing malaria parasite infection prevalence and incidence in Southern Province, Zambia: study protocol for a community randomized controlled trial. Trials 2015; 16:347. [PMID: 26268804 PMCID: PMC4535296 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0862-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Mass drug administration (MDA) and focal MDA (fMDA) using dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine (DHAp), represent two strategies to maximize the use of existing information to achieve greater clearance of human infection and reduce the parasite reservoir, and provide longer chemoprophylactic protection against new infections. The primary aim of this study is to quantify the relative effectiveness of MDA and fMDA with DHAp against no mass treatment (standard of care) for reducing Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and incidence. Methods/design The study will be conducted along Lake Kariba in Southern Province, Zambia; an area of low to moderate malaria transmission and high coverage of vector control. A community randomized controlled trial (CRCT) of 60 health facility catchment areas (HFCAs) will be used to evaluate the impact of two rounds of MDA and fMDA interventions, relative to a control of no mass treatment, stratified by high and low transmission. Community residents in MDA HFCAs will be treated with DHAp at the end of the dry season (round one: November to December 2014) and the beginning of the rainy season (round two: February to March 2015). Community residents in fMDA HFCAs will be tested during the same two rounds for malaria parasites with a rapid diagnostic test; all positive individuals and all individuals living in their household will be treated with DHAp. Primary outcomes include malaria parasite prevalence (n = 5,640 children aged one month to under five-years-old), as measured by pre- and post-surveys, and malaria parasite infection incidence (n = 2,250 person-years among individuals aged three months and older), as measured by a monthly longitudinal cohort. The study is powered to detect approximately a 50 % relative reduction in these outcomes between each intervention group versus the control. Discussion Strengths of this trial include: a robust study design (CRCT); cross-sectional parasite surveys as well as a longitudinal cohort; and stratification of high and low transmission areas. Primary limitations include: statistical power to detect only a 50 % reduction in primary outcomes within high and low transmission strata; potential for contamination; and potential for misclassification of exposure. Trial registration Identifier: Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02329301. Registration date: 30 December 2014. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0862-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Thomas P Eisele
- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2200, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia.
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2200, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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- Institute for Medical Research and Training, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
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- National Malaria Control Centre, Zambia Ministry of Health, Chainama Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
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- Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2200, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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- Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2200, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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- PATH-Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Hamainza B, Masaninga F, Moonga H, Mwenda M, Chanda-kapata P, Chalwe V, Chanda E, Kamuliwo M, Babaniyi OA. Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine on treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum mono-infection in an area of high malaria transmission in Zambia. Malar J 2014; 13:430. [PMID: 25403945 PMCID: PMC4289181 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Anti-malarial drug resistance continues to be a leading threat to ongoing malaria control efforts and calls for continued monitoring of the efficacy of these drugs in order to inform national anti-malarial drug policy decision-making. This study assessed the therapeutic efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL)(Coartem®) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in two sentinel high malaria transmission districts in the Eastern Province of Zambia in persons aged six months and above, excluding women aged 12 to 18 years. Methods This was an observational cohort of 176 symptomatic patients diagnosed with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum mono-infection. A World Health Organization (WHO)-standardized 28-day assessment protocol was used to assess clinical and parasitological responses to directly observed AL treatment of uncomplicated malaria. DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for molecular markers of AL resistance was conducted on positive blood samples and differentiated recrudescence from re-infections of the malaria parasites. Results All patients (CI 97.6-100) had adequate clinical and parasitological responses to treatment with AL. At the time of enrolment, mean slide positivity among study participants was 71.8% and 55.2% in Katete and Chipata, respectively. From a mean parasite density of 55,087, 98% of the study participants presented with zero parasitaemia by day 3 of the study. Fever clearance occurred within 24 hours of treatment with AL. However mean parasite density declines were most dramatic in participants in the older age. No adverse reactions to AL treatment were observed during the study. Conclusion AL remains a safe and efficacious drug for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Zambia, endemic for malaria, with some provinces experiencing high transmission intensity. However, the delayed parasite clearance in younger patients calls for further sentinel and periodical monitoring of AL efficacy in different areas of the country.
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- Busiku Hamainza
- Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, off Great East road, P,O, Box 32509, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Hamainza B, Moonga H, Sikaala CH, Kamuliwo M, Bennett A, Eisele TP, Miller J, Seyoum A, Killeen GF. Monitoring, characterization and control of chronic, symptomatic malaria infections in rural Zambia through monthly household visits by paid community health workers. Malar J 2014; 13:128. [PMID: 24678631 PMCID: PMC4113135 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Active, population-wide mass screening and treatment (MSAT) for chronic Plasmodium falciparum carriage to eliminate infectious reservoirs of malaria transmission have proven difficult to apply on large national scales through trained clinicians from central health authorities. Methodology Fourteen population clusters of approximately 1,000 residents centred around health facilities (HF) in two rural Zambian districts were each provided with three modestly remunerated community health workers (CHWs) conducting active monthly household visits to screen and treat all consenting residents for malaria infection with rapid diagnostic tests (RDT). Both CHWs and HFs also conducted passive case detection among residents who self-reported for screening and treatment. Results Diagnostic positivity was higher among symptomatic patients self-reporting to CHWs (42.5%) and HFs (24%) than actively screened residents (20.3%), but spatial and temporal variations of diagnostic positivity were highly consistent across all three systems. However, most malaria infections (55.6%) were identified through active home visits by CHWs rather than self-reporting to CHWs or HFs. Most (62%) malaria infections detected actively by CHWs reported one or more symptoms of illness. Most reports of fever and vomiting, plus more than a quarter of history of fever, headache and diarrhoea, were attributable to malaria infection. The minority of residents who participated >12 times had lower rates of malaria infection and associated symptoms in later contacts but most residents were tested <4 times and high malaria diagnostic positivity (32%) in active surveys, as well as incidence (1.7 detected infections per person per year) persisted in the population. Per capita cost for active service delivery by CHWs was US$5.14 but this would rise to US$10.68 with full community compliance with monthly testing at current levels of transmission, and US$6.25 if pre-elimination transmission levels and negligible treatment costs were achieved. Conclusion Monthly active home visits by CHWs equipped with RDTs were insufficient to eliminate the human infection reservoir in this typical African setting, despite reasonably high LLIN/IRS coverage. However, dramatic impact upon infection and morbidity burden might be attainable and cost-effective if community participation in regular testing could be improved and the substantial, but not necessarily prohibitive, costs are affordable to national programmes.
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- Busiku Hamainza
- Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Centre, Chainama Hospital College Grounds, off Great East road, P,O, Box 32509, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Yukich JO, Bennett A, Albertini A, Incardona S, Moonga H, Chisha Z, Hamainza B, Miller JM, Keating J, Eisele TP, Bell D. Reductions in artemisinin-based combination therapy consumption after the nationwide scale up of routine malaria rapid diagnostic testing in Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012; 87:437-446. [PMID: 22848096 PMCID: PMC3435345 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The National Malaria Control Center of Zambia introduced rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to detect Plasmodium falciparum as a pilot in some districts in 2005 and 2006; scale up at a national level was achieved in 2009. Data on RDT use, drug consumption, and diagnostic results were collected in three Zambian health districts to determine the impact RDTs had on malaria case management over the period 2004–2009. Reductions were seen in malaria diagnosis and antimalarial drug prescription (66.1 treatments per facility-month (95% confidence interval [CI] = 44.7–87.4) versus 26.6 treatments per facility-month (95% CI = 11.8–41.4)) pre- and post-RDT introduction. Results varied between districts, with significant reductions in low transmission areas but none in high areas. Rapid diagnostic tests may contribute to rationalization of treatment of febrile illness and reduce antimalarial drug consumption in Africa; however, their impact may be greater in lower transmission areas. National scale data will be necessary to confirm these findings.
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- Joshua O. Yukich
- *Address correspondence to Joshua O. Yukich, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. E-mail:
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