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Table 2 Transport chain conditions

From: Malaria rapid diagnostic test transport and storage conditions in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ethiopia and the Philippines

Transport chains (n)

Temperature range (°C)

Transport duration (time)

Comments

Senegal

National-Regional warehouse (2)

27.3-38.8

25 hours

_No cool chain system

_Truck

Regional warehouse-Sanitary district (1)

31.6-34.4

2 hours

_ No cool chain system

_Car

Sanitary district-Health post level (1)

31.0 (1 reading only)

1 hour

_ No cool chain system

_Car

Health post level-health hut level (2)

31.1-42.9

4-6 hours

_ No cool chain system

_Bicycle

Burkina Faso

Central-Regional warehouse (9)

24.4-43

3-9 hours

_No cool chain system

_Truck

Regional warehouse-health district level (7)

26.6-41.0 (no cool chain)

3-9 hours

_No cool chain system (8)

−3.6-32 (cool chain)

_Truck

Health district-health center (4)

26.6-41.7

3-9 hours

_No cool chain system

_Van

The Philippines

Central-Regional warehouse-health center (3)

22.1-41.5

10-17 days

_No cool chain system

_road and air conveyance

Regional warehouse-village Health center (1)

24.6-32

1 hour

_No cool chain system

_Van