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Incorporating Community Case Management in Risk-Based Surveillance for Malaria Elimination in the Dominican Republic

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

By 
Isabel Byrne, 
Luca Nelli, 
Keyla Ure帽a, 
Lucc猫ne D茅sir, 
Claudia Hilario Rodriguez, 
Nicole Michel茅n Str枚fer, 
Justin T Lana, 
Gregory S Noland, 
Manuel de Jes煤s Tejada Beato, 
Jose Luis Cruz Raposo, 
Chris Drakeley, 
Karen E S Hamre, 
Gillian Stresman.

Summary

In the Dominican Republic, community health workers (CHWs) have been deployed in malaria foci to perform active case detection. This study aimed to assess the added value of CHWs in enhancing the health system’s malaria detection capabilities.

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