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Good practices for selecting and procuring rapid diagnostic tests for malaria Good practices for selecting and procuringrapid diagnostic tests for malaria rapid diagnostic tests for malaria rapid di. 1. What is malaria? Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted through bite of an infected mosquito at night. There are two main types of malaria: Falciparum and Vivax. Can we do it? Should we do it?. @. Society_Biology. #. BiologyWeek. Society of Biology. @. Society_Biology. #. BiologyWeek. The Society of Biology is a professional body for . bioscientists. – . providing . . Background. . Definition of. . . malaria. . Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoan organisms of the genus . Plasmodium. (. falciparum. , . ovale. , . vivax. , . malariae. A refresher. 2012. Scope of Presentation. Background on Malaria. Overview of malaria in Zambia. Interventions. Impact. Active Case Detection. Case Management. Clinical features. Treatment. Prevention. Evolution of Sickle Cell Disease . 10 year old. Haitian girl. Goes to clinic with severe chest pain. Many visits for joint pains & exhaustion. Labeled a hypochondriac. Blood count revealed low . Daniel Neafsey. April 19. th. , 2017. Institute for Disease Modeling Symposium. New data types and technologies. New investments in modeling needed. Malaria Genomic Epidemiology. COIL (Complexity of Infection by Likelihood). Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment. . Silvia Schwarte . Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment . e-mail: schwartes@who.int. Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination (IPC) Group Meeting. World Bank, Washington, USA, 6-7 June 2016. Apicomplexa. . Genus: Plasmodium . Species. : . F. alciparum. ,. . V. ivax. , . O. vale. ,. Malariae. ,. 5. th. species: .  . Plasmodium . knowlesi. : a species that infects primates – has led to human malaria, but the exact mode of transmission remains unclear.. Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment. . Silvia Schwarte . Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment . e-mail: schwartes@who.int. Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination (IPC) Group Meeting. World Bank, Washington, USA, 6-7 June 2016. RBM . CCoP. Annual Meeting , Dakar . , . SENEGAL. . , . September. 2016. Dr. Claude Emile . Rwagacondo. Origin of Roll Back Malaria. Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM): the global platform for coordinated action against malaria. Part . of the . Teaching Evolution through Human Examples . Project. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. . 1119468.. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.. . in Ghana. Francisca Masawi. PhD student. Walden University. PUBH: 8165-1 Environmental Health. Instructor: Dr. . Robert Marino. Spring, . 2011. 1. Expected Learning Outcomes. At the end of this presentation, the target audience will be able to:. Contents.. Global Scale.. International Response.. Elimination Question?. Rwanda’s Burden.. National Malaria Control Program.. Our Work and the Role of PCVs.. The Global Scale.. Burden and distribution. Infection with Plasmodium spp. (i.e., malaria) accounts for 1 to 5 billion febrile episodes and 1 to 3 million deaths annually. Causes of Malaria. There are many factors that can cause malaria, such as –.