In October 1995 the Ministry of Public Health and Population in Haiti surveyed 42 health
facilities for the prevalence and distribution of malaria infection. They examined 1 803 …

Background Public health measures are poised for transition from malaria control to malaria
elimination on the island of Hispaniola. Assessment of the reservoir of asymptomatic …

Background According to the 2016 World Malaria Report, the malaria incidence in Haiti
declined by > 40% between 2010 and 2015. Though elimination efforts have likely contributed, …

Background Malaria is a public health concern in Haiti, although there are limited data on its
burden and case management. National malaria guidelines updated in 2012 recommend …

Haiti is targeting malaria elimination by 2025. The Grand’Anse department in southwestern
Haiti experiences one-third to half of all nationally reported Plasmodium falciparum cases. …

In as much as accurate diagnosis seems to be the only way of effecting rational therapy, it has
been the most neglected area of malaria research. Thick blood film microscopy and Rapid …

Background Plasmodium vivax infections, while quite prevalent throughout South and Central
America, are virtually non-existent in Haiti, where P. falciparum infections are detected in …

Plasmodium falciparum parasites have been endemic to Haiti for> 40 years without evidence
of chloroquine (CQ) resistance. In 2006 and 2007, we obtained blood smears for rapid …

Many of malaria's signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other febrile
diseases. Detection of the presence of Plasmodium parasites is essential, therefore, to guide …

Microscopy remains the gold standard for malaria diagnosis. However, quality microscopy
services are severely lacking in most African countries. To improve capacity for malaria …