Elimination of Malaria in Southeast Asia (CARB) (Navy)
Abstract
This project seeks to demonstrate that malaria can be eliminated in a specific geographically defined area of endemicity through a comprehensive multi-disciplined approach including enhanced surveillance, operations research to maximize the impact of intervention strategies, and quality improvement of current tools for malaria elimination. The demonstration will focus on Vietnam where multi-drug resistant malaria is prevalent and as such represents a significant threat to US personnel. Additionally, the Vietnamese military and Ministry of Health have a high level of interest in malaria control and will collaborate in the malaria elimination demonstration project significantly improving the chances of success of this project. FY 2018 Accomplishments: Enhanced surveillance activities with the Ministry of Health were continued at sites in central Vietnam and on the Laos border. This project has identified risk factors among forest goers, similar to US military personnel in terms of age, health and activity, associated with acquiring malaria. Preliminary data from 2015 and 2016 presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Nov 2016); this information will inform future studies on malaria interventions. To continue work in Vietnam with the Ministry of Health a 2-year work plan was approved in Jul 2016. Continued recruitment of Vietnam-Australia-US military collaborative study to characterize drug resistance in central Vietnam. Preliminary data, indicating no drug resistance present at study site, presented at the USPACOM Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange in Kuantan, Malaysia (Aug 2016). Cross sectional study protocol approved by Vietnam Ministry of Defense; this project started in Q1 FY17 targeting people served by military clinics in Gai Lia Province, a remote area on the Cambodia border.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- c4833e15b05265e11b13f017a2f96d1d