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. 2012 Jan;86(1):29-31.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0431.

Malaria survey in post-earthquake Haiti--2010

David Townes  1 , Alexandre Existe, Jacques Boncy, Roc Magloire, Jean-Francois Vely, Ribka Amsalu, Marleen De Tavernier, James Muigai, Sarah Hoibak, Michael Albert, Meredith McMorrow, Laurence Slutsker, S Patrick Kachur, Michelle Chang
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Malaria survey in post-earthquake Haiti--2010

David Townes et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population collaborated with global partners to enhance malaria surveillance in two disaster-affected areas within 3 months of the January 2010 earthquake. Data were collected between March 4 and April 9, 2010 by mobile medical teams. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) were used for case confirmation. A convenience sample of 1,629 consecutive suspected malaria patients was included. Of these patients, 1,564 (96%) patients had malaria RDTs performed, and 317 (20.3%) patients were positive. Of the 317 case-patients with a positive RDT, 278 (87.7%) received chloroquine, 8 (2.5%) received quinine, and 31 (9.8%) had no antimalarial treatment recorded. Our experience shows that mobile medical teams trained in the use of malaria RDTs had a high rate of testing suspected malaria cases and that the majority of patients with positive RDTs received appropriate antimalarial treatment. Malaria RDTs were useful in the post-disaster setting where logistical and technical constraints limited the use of microscopy.

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Map of Haiti showing the locations of Port-au-Prince, Léogâne, and Jacmel and the epicenter of the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
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