Proactive detection of imported malaria in malaria-eliminated Sri Lanka

Conflict of interest statement

There is no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Ethics declaration

Ethical approval to report significant findings with regard to individuals diagnosed with malaria in Sri Lanka has been obtained from the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo on 16th September 2023 (ERC-18-084).

Funding

This work did not receive any specific grants from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

Authors’ contributions

MKSIK and SS contributed to the case detection, case management and writing the article. The manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors.

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