Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of reactive drug administration for malaria elimination in a Plasmodium vivax predominant setting: a qualitative study in two provinces in Thailand

• Main Authors: Kanokwan Suwannarong (Author), Chris Cotter (Author), Thanomsin Ponlap (Author), Nisachon Bubpa (Author), Kannika Thammasutti (Author), Jintana Chaiwan (Author), Timothy P. Finn (Author), Suravadee Kitchakarn (Author), Andreas Mårtensson (Author), Kimberly A. Baltzell (Author), Michelle S. Hsiang (Author), Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat (Author), Prayuth Sudathip (Author), Adam Bennett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Reactive case detection (RACD) or testing and treatment of close contacts of recent malaria cases, is commonly practiced in settings approaching malaria elimination, but standard diagnostics have limited sensitivity to detect low level infections. Reactive drug administration (RD...