The Utility of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests as a Tool in Enhanced Surveillance for Malaria Elimination in Vanuatu

Wesley Donald; Cielo Pasay; Jean-Olivier Guintran; Harry Iata; Karen Anderson; Johnny Nausien; Karryn J Gresty; Norman C. Waters; Lasse S. Vestergaard; George Taleo; Qin Cheng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167136

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The Utility of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests as a Tool in Enhanced Surveillance for Malaria Elimination in Vanuatu

Wesley Donald ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wesley Donald, Cielo Pasay

Affiliation Malaria & Vector Borne Diseases Control (MVBDC), Ministry of Health, Port Vila Vanuatu
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Cielo Pasay ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wesley Donald, Cielo Pasay

Affiliations Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Clinical Tropical Medicine, QIMR-Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Jean-Olivier Guintran,

Affiliation World Health Organization, Vanuatu Country Office, Port Vila, Vanuatu
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Harry Iata,

Affiliation Malaria & Vector Borne Diseases Control (MVBDC), Ministry of Health, Port Vila Vanuatu
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Karen Anderson,

Affiliations Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Clinical Tropical Medicine, QIMR-Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Johnny Nausien,

Affiliation Malaria & Vector Borne Diseases Control (MVBDC), Ministry of Health, Port Vila Vanuatu
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Karryn J Gresty,

Affiliations Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Clinical Tropical Medicine, QIMR-Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Norman C. Waters,

Affiliation Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Malaria Vaccine Branch, Military Malaria Research Program, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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Lasse S. Vestergaard,

Affiliation World Health Organization, Western Pacific Reginal Office, Manila, Philippines
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George Taleo ,

* E-mail: qin.cheng@defence.gov.au (QC); gtaleo@vanuatu.gov.au (GT)

Affiliation Malaria & Vector Borne Diseases Control (MVBDC), Ministry of Health, Port Vila Vanuatu
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Qin Cheng

* E-mail: qin.cheng@defence.gov.au (QC); gtaleo@vanuatu.gov.au (GT)

Affiliations Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Clinical Tropical Medicine, QIMR-Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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The Utility of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests as a Tool in Enhanced Surveillance for Malaria Elimination in Vanuatu

Wesley Donald,
Cielo Pasay,
Jean-Olivier Guintran,
Harry Iata,
Karen Anderson,
Johnny Nausien,
Karryn J Gresty,
Norman C. Waters,
Lasse S. Vestergaard,
George Taleo

Published: November 30, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167136

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