Incidence assessment and surveillance system development for mosquito-borne infectious diseases that need to be differentiated from malaria

Objectives

*Original title and text were machine translated from Japanese.

This study conducted tests for mosquito-borne infections using a simple rapid diagnostic kit on patients with fever suspected to have malaria in malaria-endemic areas in southern Africa, and clarified the disease burden of these infections.

Principal Institution

National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japan

Principal Investigators / Focal Persons

Kenichi Komada

Rationale and Abstract

In rural areas of Africa, differential diagnosis for patients with fever has not been adequately conducted, and epidemiological data are also lacking. Particularly in areas where malaria is endemic, many mosquito-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika may be misdiagnosed as malaria, which has similar symptoms, without adequate testing.

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Project details

Thematic Categories

Diagnostics
Epidemiology
Surveillance

Date

Apr 2023 — Mar 2026

Total Project Funding

$33,940

Funding Details

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan

Grant ID: 23K09707

JPY 4.55M