The impact of pre-departure screening and treatment on notifications of malaria in refugees in south-east Queensland.
This study aimed to investigate changes in the notification rate of malaria in refugees over a period of national policy change on pre-departure screening. Notifying clinicians were interviewed to complete a standardised enhanced surveillance form. A decline in refugee malaria notifications occurred after implementation of a national policy to offer pre-departure malaria screening and treatment as necessary to refugees. Surveillance data support the benefit of offering pre-departure screening and treatment as necessary to refugees.
Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit, Queensland Health.
Megan K
MK
Young
Bradley J
BJ
McCall
Karen
K
Heel
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018563:Disease Notification; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012036:Refugees; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000962:Antimalarials