Reliability of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Assess Malaria Trends through a Fever Sentinel Surveillance Network in Madagascar, 2013-2015

Laurence Randrianasolo^1*, Elisabeth Ravaoarisoa², Seheno Razanatsiorimalala², Fanjasoa Rakotomanana¹, Toky Ramarokoto¹, Charles Ramarokoto¹, Léa Randriamampionona^1,3, Clémence Rakotoarivony³, Annett Cotte⁴, Judith Hedje^4,5, Patrice Piola^1,6 and Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia^2,7

¹Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar

²Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar

³Health Watch and Epidemiological Surveillance Department, Ministry of Health Madagascar, Madagascar

⁴Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

⁵U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, Antananarivo, Madagascar

⁶Institut Pasteur de Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodge, Cambodia

⁷Facultés des Sciences, Université de Toliara, Toliara, Madagascar