1.A marked decline in the incidence of malaria in a remote region of Malaita, Solomon Islands, 2008 to 2013
Oloifana-Polosovai Hellen ; Gwala John ; Harrington Humpress ; Massey Peter D ; Ribeyro Elmer ; Flores Angelica ; Speare Christopher ; McBride Edwin ; MacLaren David ; Speare Rick
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2014;5(3):30-39
Setting:Atoifi Adventist Hospital (AAH), Solomon Islands, the only hospital in the East Kwaio region.
Objective:To use routine surveillance data to assess the trends in malaria from 2008 to 2013.
Design:Descriptive study of records from (1) AAH laboratory malaria records; (2) admissions to AAH for malaria; and (3) malaria treatments from outpatient records.
Results:AAH examined 35 608 blood films and diagnosed malaria in 4443 samples comprised of 2667