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SUBMITTER: Raman J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161075 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Raman Jaishree J Gast Laura L Balawanth Ryleen R Tessema Sofonias S Brooke Basil B Maharaj Rajendra R Munhenga Givemore G Tshikae Power P Lakan Vishan V Mwamba Tshiama T Makowa Hazel H Sangweni Lindi L Mkhabela Moses M Zondo Nompumelelo N Mohulatsi Ernest E Nyawo Zuziwe Z Ngxongo Sifiso S Msimang Sipho S Dagata Nicole N Greenhouse Bryan B Birkholtz Lyn-Marie LM Shirreff George G Graffy Rebecca R Qwabe Bheki B Moonasar Devanand D
Malaria journal 20200415 1
<h4>Background</h4>KwaZulu-Natal, one of South Africa's three malaria endemic provinces, is nearing malaria elimination, reporting fewer than 100 locally-acquired cases annually since 2010. Despite sustained implementation of essential interventions, including annual indoor residual spraying, prompt case detection using malaria rapid diagnostics tests and treatment with effective artemisinin-based combination therapy, low-level focal transmission persists in the province. This malaria prevalence ...[more]