Publications by authors named "Mak Sarath"
Background: Cambodia aims to eliminate all forms of malaria by 2025. In 2020, 90% of all malaria cases were Plasmodium vivax. Thus, preventing P.
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- Malaria cases in Cambodia dropped significantly (90.8%) from 2010 to 2020, but a surge occurred in 2018, prompting the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria (CNM) to launch the "Intensification Plan" (IP).
- The IP involved strategic site selection, intervention tactics in health facility catchment areas, and thorough monitoring of malaria data from 2018-2020.
- Implementing the IP led to a remarkable 96.2% reduction in Plasmodium falciparum/mixed cases in targeted areas, contributing to an overall decline in malaria cases across Cambodia.
Background: The ongoing spread of artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major threat to global health. In response, countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, including Cambodia, have declared ambitious goals to eliminate malaria. Major challenges include the lack of information on the at-risk population-individuals who live or work in or near the forest where the malaria vectors are found, including plantation workers.
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