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Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Suriname: how targeted interventions in marginalized populations led to elimination

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) was the primary malaria species in Suriname for many decades. Following the introduction of targeted and inclusive interventions malaria incidence in the country decreased.
Hélène Hiwat-Van Laar, Hedley Cairo, Loretta Hardjopawiro, Marthelise Eersel, Stephen Vreden, Malti Adhin, Dayanand Panchoe, Edward van Eer, Herman Jintie, Maureen van Dijk, Oscar Mesones Lapouble   +10 more
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Impact of six-month COVID-19 travel moratorium on Plasmodium falciparum prevalence on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Nature Communications
Importation of malaria infections is a suspected driver of sustained malaria prevalence on areas of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Quantifying the impact of imported infections is difficult because of the dynamic nature of the disease and complexity of
Dianna E. B. Hergott, Carlos A. Guerra, Guillermo A. García, Jeremías Nzamío Mba Eyono, Olivier T. Donfack, Marcos Mbulito Iyanga, Restituto Mba Nguema Avue, Crisantos Nsue Abeso Nsegue, Teresa Ayingono Ondo Mifumu, Matilde Riloha Rivas, Wonder P. Phiri, Sean C. Murphy, Brandon L. Guthrie, David L. Smith, Jennifer E. Balkus   +14 more
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Malaria eliminated in Belize

The Lancet Microbe, 2023
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Challenges for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in low transmission settings in SanLorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

, 2018
: Background: Ecuador is on the verge of eliminating malaria according to the World Health Organization criteria. Nevertheless, active transmission foci still persist in the country, and these represent an important challenge for achieving the ...
Mosquera Romero, Mayte Elizabeth, Zuluaga Idárraga, Lina Marcela, Tobón Castaño, Alberto   +2 more
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Elimination of malaria: halfway there [PDF]

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017
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Asymptomatic malaria reservoirs are the last challenge in the elimination in Cambodia

Malaria Journal
Background Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, is a serious public health issue globally and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many developing countries worldwide. Cambodia is in the last stages of malaria elimination and aims to eliminate all
Dyna Doum, David J. McIver, Ingrid Chen, Vanney Keo, Siv Sovannaroth, Dysoley Lek, Joanne M. Cunningham, Diane D. Lovin, Nicholas W. Daniel, Molly Quan, Elodie Vajda, Allison Tatarsky, Neil F. Lobo   +12 more
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Costs of single-phase door-to-door insecticide-treated net mass distribution campaigns in Nigeria: a case study in Ondo and Anambra states

Malaria Journal
Background The distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) through mass campaigns remains a cornerstone of malaria vector control. As new ITN products are introduced to address rising insecticide resistance, understanding the cost of such campaigns ...
Godstime Eigbiremolen, Bolade Jimoh, Divine Ndubuisi Obodoechi, Abiola O. Oluwagbemiga, Azuka Iwegbu, Saliu Ogunmola, Nonso Ndibe, Waheed A. Folayan, Olusola Oresanya, Kolawole Maxwell, Tarekegn A. Abeku   +10 more
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Elimination of malaria in Uzbekistan

, 2023
xiv, 89 p.This publication documents the history of malaria in Uzbekistan and analyses the strategies, policies and interventions that enabled the country to interrupt malaria transmission, eliminate the disease and prevent its re-establishment.
World Health Organization
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Forest-goers as a heterogeneous population at high-risk for malaria: a case–control study in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Malaria Journal
Background A major challenge to malaria elimination is identifying and targeting populations that are harbouring residual infections and contributing to persistent transmission. In many near-elimination settings in Southeast Asia, it is known that forest-
Sarah Gallalee, Iska Zarlinda, Martha G. Silaen, Chris Cotter, Carmen Cueto, Iqbal R. F. Elyazar, Jerry O. Jacobson, Roly Gosling, Michelle S. Hsiang, Adam Bennett, Farah N. Coutrier, Jennifer L. Smith   +11 more
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Chapter 5. Potential contribution of sero-epidemiological analysis for monitoring malaria control and elimination: historical and current perspectives.

, 2009
Anti-malarial antibody responses represent an individual's history of exposure to the disease and, as age sero-conversion rates, reflect cumulative malaria exposure in a population.
Jackie Cook, Drakeley, Chris, Cook, Jackie, Chris Drakeley   +3 more
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