title: Control of malaria outbreak due to Plasmodium vivax in Aswan Governorate, Egypt.
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.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kandeel
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Haggag
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: M Abo
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: El Fetouh
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naiel
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Refaey
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Medical Entomology, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: National Nutrition Institute, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: R M R
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ramzy
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011159:Population Surveillance