Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO guidelines for malaria, 16 October 2023.
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
Routine malaria testing and treatment of people arriving at points of entry (land, sea or air) to reduce importation is not recommended.
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Notes and Remarks
Remark: No studies of the impact of testing and treatment at points of entry on the rate of malaria importation were found by the systematic review. Routine testing and treatment for malaria at points of entry is unlikely to be acceptable or feasible to implement.
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