| evaluation of light microscopy and rapid diagnostic test for the detection of malaria under operational field conditions: a household survey in ethiopia. | in most resource-poor settings, malaria is usually diagnosed based on clinical signs and symptoms and not by detection of parasites in the blood using microscopy or rapid diagnostic tests (rdt). in population-based malaria surveys, accurate diagnosis is important: microscopy provides the gold standard, whilst rdts allow immediate findings and treatment. the concordance between rdts and microscopy in low or unstable transmission areas has not been evaluated. | 2008 | 18598344 |
| integrating an ntd with one of "the big three": combined malaria and trachoma survey in amhara region of ethiopia. | amhara regional state of ethiopia has a population of approximately 19.6 million, is prone to unstable and epidemic malaria, and is severely affected by trachoma. an integrated malaria and trachoma control program is being implemented by the regional health bureau. to provide baseline data, a survey was conducted during december 2006 to estimate malaria parasite prevalence, malaria indicators, prevalence of trachoma, and trachoma risk factors in households and people of all ages in each of the t ... | 2008 | 18350115 |
| mass testing and treatment for malaria in low transmission areas in amhara region, ethiopia. | in areas with ongoing malaria transmission, strategies to clear parasites from populations can reduce infection and transmission. the objective of this paper was to describe a malaria mass testing and treatment (mtat) intervention implemented in six kebeles (villages) in amhara region, ethiopia, at the beginning of the 2014 transmission season. | 2016 | 27255330 |
| current and cumulative malaria infections in a setting embarking on elimination: amhara, ethiopia. | since 2005, ethiopia has aggressively scaled up malaria prevention and case management. as a result, the number of malaria cases and deaths has significantly declined. in order to track progress towards the elimination of malaria in amhara region, coverage of malaria control tools and current malaria transmission need to be documented. | 2017 | 28595603 |