Background Symptomatic malaria cases reflect only a small proportion of all Plasmodium
spp infections. Many infected individuals are asymptomatic, and persistent asymptomatic …

Background Following successful malaria control during the last decade, Ethiopia instituted
a stepwise malaria elimination strategy in selected low-transmission areas. Methods Cross …

Background Recent data indicate that non-Plasmodium falciparum species may be more
prevalent than thought in sub-Saharan Africa. Although Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium …

Background It is widely acknowledged that modifications to existing control interventions are
required if South Africa is to achieve malaria elimination. Targeting indoor residual spraying …

Although Plasmodium falciparum continues to be the main target for malaria elimination,
other Plasmodium species persist in Africa. Their clinical diagnosis is uncommon, whereas …

The burden of malaria has decreased dramatically within the past several years in parts of
sub-Saharan Africa, including regions of Southern Africa. Important to effective regional …

Malaria remains one of the leading health problems of the developing world, and Uganda
bears a particularly large burden from the disease. Our understanding is limited by a lack of …

Environments conducive to high malaria transmission and widespread poverty are at the
roots of the'malaria giant', which affects 46 countries in Africa. The recent interest in and …

The population of the northern part of the province of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa has
experienced low levels of malaria transmission intensity for many years. We investigated the …

A focus of Plasmodium malariae infection has recently occurred on the island of Trinidad,
some 30 years after a successful eradication programme. Examination of bloodsmears …