ArticleWellcome open research2021
Defining the burden of febrile illness in rural South and Southeast Asia: an open letter to announce the launch of the Rural Febrile Illness project.
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Overview of Disease Burden in Rural South and Southeast Asia: A Cross-sectional Household Health Survey With Questionnaire Interviews and Selected Laboratory Tests
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Understanding the primary healthcare context in rural South and Southeast Asia: a village profiling study.International health · 2025Article
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- Perceptions and priorities for the development of multiplex rapid diagnostic tests for acute non-malarial fever in rural South and Southeast Asia: An international modified e-Delphi survey.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Modelling the cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry in primary care management of acute respiratory infection in rural northern Thailand.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2022Review
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46 authors at 10 institutions in 10 countries.
Arjun ChandnaCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-7922
Rusheng ChewCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8992-4474
Nan Shwe Nwe HtunMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thomas J PetoCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-9891
Meiwen ZhangCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Marco LiveraniDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Tobias BrummaierCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9739-2084
Koukeo PhommasoneLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Carlo PerroneMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9499-0399
Aung Pyae PhyoShoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0383-9624
Jetsumon SattabongkotMahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wanlapa RoobsoongMahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wang NguitragoolDepartment of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-7130
Aninda SenCommunicable Diseases Programme, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sazid Ibna ZamanCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-8500
Aye Sandar ZawMyanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit, Yangon, Myanmar.
Elizabeth BattyCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-452X
Naomi WaithiraCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-9347
Mohammad Yazid AbdadCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7772-9148
Stuart D BlacksellCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Ladaporn BodhidattaMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
James J CalleryCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-2166
Watcharintorn FagnarkMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Witchayoot HuangsuranunCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Shayla IslamCommunicable Diseases Programme, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sanchai LertcharoenchokeMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Salisa LohavittayavikantMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mavuto MukakaAction for Health Department, Battambang, Cambodia.
Vanna MoulCommunicable Diseases Programme, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Amit Kumer NeogiCommunicable Diseases Programme, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Supalert NedsuwanChiang Rai Provincial Public Health Office, Chiang Rai, China.
Tiengkham PongvongsaSavannakhet Provincial Health Department, Savannakhet, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Pimsiri PonsapMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Melissa Richard-GreenblattUniversity of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6717-8856
William H K SchillingCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6328-8748
Janjira ThaipadungpanitMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6184-3381
Rupam TripuraCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-9702
Arjen M DondorpCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5190-2395
Mayfong MayxayCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6056-4516
Nicholas J WhiteCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-1978
François NostenCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7951-0745
Frank SmithuisCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4704-9915
Elizabeth A AshleyCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7620-4822
Richard J MaudeCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-0562
Nicholas P J DayCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-1171
Yoel LubellCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0237-1070
Mahidol University · THMahosot Hospital · LAUniversity of Oxford · GBAngkor Hospital for Children · KHBRAC · BDCalifornia University of Pennsylvania · USHarvard University · USMyanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit · MMPublic Health Department · INSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CH
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Abstract
In rural areas of South and Southeast Asia malaria is declining but febrile illnesses still account for substantial morbidity and mortality. Village health workers (VHWs) are often the first point of contact with the formal health system, and for patients with febrile illnesses they can provide early diagnosis and treatment of malaria. However, for the majority of febrile patients, VHWs lack the training, support and resources to provide further care. Consequently, treatable bacterial illnesses are missed, antibiotics are overused and poorly targeted, and patient attendance wanes along with declining malaria. This
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Community Health WorkersEtiologyFeverPrimary Health CareRural HealthSoutheastern AsiaTelemedicineVillage Health WorkersWestern Asia
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