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A Multi-detection Assay for Malaria Transmitting Mosquitoes
Published on: February 28, 2015
[Considerable underreporting of malaria in the Netherlands; a capture-recapture analysis]
N A van Hest1, F Smit, J P Verhave
1Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst voor Rotterdam en omstreken, afd. Tuberculosebestrijding, Postbus 70.032, 3000 LP Rotterdam. vanhestr@ggd.rotterdam.nl
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|February 24, 2001
Summary
Physician and laboratory reporting of malaria cases in the Netherlands is incomplete. Laboratory-based notification significantly improves case reporting compared to physicians, but many cases remain unreported.
Area of Science:
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Disease Surveillance
Background:
- Estimating the completeness of malaria case notification in the Netherlands.
- Utilizing capture-recapture analysis on multiple data sources.
Discussion:
- Comparing notification completeness between physicians and laboratories.
- Assessing the impact of laboratory-based notification under the Infectious Diseases Act.
Key Insights:
- Capture-recapture analysis estimated 933 new malaria cases in 1995 and 774 in 1996.
- Physician notification completeness was 33.3% (1995) and 40.2% (1996).
- Laboratory notification completeness was 62.3% (1995) and 69.1% (1996).
Outlook:
- Laboratory-based reporting enhances malaria case detection.
- Continued efforts are needed to address the approximately one-third of unreported cases.
