Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread cause of human malaria and is
responsible for the majority of cases outside of the African continent. While great progress …

Plasmodium vivax is a major public health burden, responsible for the majority of malaria
infections outside Africa. We explored the impact of demographic history and selective …

In the course of malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), malaria
epidemiology has experienced drastic spatiotemporal changes with residual transmission …

Background Although Plasmodium vivax contributes to almost half of all malaria cases
outside Africa, it has been relatively neglected compared to the more deadly P. falciparum. It …

Malaria is a significant public health problem in Ghana. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
(SMC) using a combination of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine has been …

Background Malaria is highly prevalent in many parts of India and is mostly caused by the
parasite species Plasmodium vivax followed by Plasmodium falciparum. Chloroquine (CQ) …

Resistance to first-line treatments for Plasmodium falciparum malaria and the insecticides
used for Anopheles vector control are threatening malaria elimination efforts. Suboptimal …

Background The malaria elimination plan of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is
jeopardized by the increasing number of Plasmodium vivax infections and emergence of …

Background Plasmodium vivax poses a significant challenge to malaria elimination due to
its ability to cause relapsed infections from reactivation of dormant liver parasites called …