Potential Use of Community-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Febrile Illnesses: Formative Research in Peru and Cambodia.

• Main Authors: Valerie A Paz-Soldan (Author), Amy C Morrison (Author), Heng Sopheab (Author), Julia Schwarz (Author), Karin M Bauer (Author), Jennie L Mckenney (Author), Chhorvann Chhea (Author), Vonthanak Saphonn (Author), Dyna Khuon (Author), Robert D Hontz (Author), Pamina M Gorbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2012, the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency Joint Science and Technology Office initiated a program to develop novel point-of-need diagnostic devices for surveillance of emerging infectious diseases including dengue, malaria, plague, and melioidosis. Prior to distribution of devices to observe...