Malaria

Malaria in the United States (1)

• Commonly misdiagnosed although 1,500 cases are documented each year
• Travlers and immigrants at highest risk
• Between 1957 and 2015, 63 outbreaks of LOCALLY transmitted infections documented
• Confimred cases are report to the CDC

Malaria confirmed by use of RDT

Appropriate Use of PHI (4)

• Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) is an accurate tool to confirm dx of malaria (2)
• Electronic Malaria Infomration System (eMIS) has shown national support in detection, management and surveillance of confirmed Malaria cases (3)

Future of Global Health (5)

• Increased funding resulted in a remarkable decrease of confirmed global infections
• Contributions include effective and efficaint diagnostics, treatments and survellance support systmens

References

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016) National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). Retrieved June 03, 2016, from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/
• Anchinmane, V. T., & Shedge, R. T. (2011). A review of malaria diagnostic tools: microscopy and rapid diagnostic test. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences,1(2). doi:10.3126/ajms.v1i2.2965
• Ma, S., Lawpoolsri, S., Soonthornworasiri, N., Khamsiriwatchara, A., Jandee, K., Taweeseneepitch, K., . . . Kaewkungwal, J. (2016). Effectiveness of implementation of electronic malaria information system as the national malaria surveillance system in Thailand. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2(1). doi:10.2196/publichealth.5347
• Whetton, S. (2013). Using personal health information: Do we manage conflicting interests? Health Informatics: Digital Health Service Delivery – The Future is Now. IOS Press. Retrieved from http://azilliad.library.arizona.edu/illiad/pdf/1565824.pdf
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (2016). Malaria: A strategy overview. Retrieved June 3, 2016, from Gatesfoundation.org: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Health/Malaria d