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Control of malaria outbreak due to Plasmodium vivax in Aswan governorate, Egypt

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Abstract
In 2014, after several years of maintaining zero malaria indigenous cases, Egypt had an outbreak of Plasmodium vivax: 21 confirmed cases during May-June 2014. In response to the outbreak, the Ministry of Health and Population [‎MoHP]‎ launched an emergency response through early detection and prompt treatment of cases, vector control, public education and intersectoral collaboration. Twenty cases [‎95.2%]‎ were residents of El-Sheikh Mostafa village, Edfu district, Aswan governorate, southern Egypt. All cases, consequent to the index case were identified through house-to-house surveillance visits. One P. falciparum-infected case was also identified in the same village. Treatment of all infected cases was initiated following laboratory confirmation. The MoHP's rapid response to and containment of the outbreak demonstrates the institutional capacity for detection and control of outbreaks which can occur after elimination
En 2014, après s'être maintenue plusieurs années sans aucun cas autochtone de paludisme, legypte a connu une flambée de Plasmodium vivax : 21 cas confirmés entre mai et juin 2014. En réponse à la flambée, le ministère égyptien de la Santé publique et de la Population a mis en place un plan d'urgence comprenant le dépistage précoce et le traitement rapide des cas, la lutte antivectorielle, la sensibilisation du public et la collaboration intersectorielle. Vingt de ces cas [‎95,2 %]‎ se sont déclarés chez des résidents du village d'El-Sheikh Mostafa, dans la circonscription d'Edfou [‎Gouvernorat d'Assouan, au sud de legypte]‎. Suite au cas indicateur, la totalité des cas a été identifiée grâce aux visites de surveillance effectuées au porte-à-porte. Un cas d'infection à P. falciparum a également été identifié dans le même village. Après confirmation en laboratoire, le traitement de l'ensemble des cas infectés a été entrepris. La réponse rapide du ministère de la Santé publique et de la Population et l'endiguement de la flambée attestent de ses moyens institutionnels pour la détection, la confirmation et le traitement du paludisme, ainsi que la maîtrise des flambées susceptibles de survenir après l'élimination de la maladie
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Kandeel, A., Haggag, A.A., Abo El Fetouh, M., Naiel, M., Refaey, S.A. et al. (‎2016)‎. Control of malaria outbreak due to Plasmodium vivax in Aswan governorate, Egypt. EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 22 (‎4)‎, 274 - 279. World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/260323
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EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 22 (‎4)‎: 274 - 279
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1020-3397
1687-1634 [‎Online]‎
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