Global efforts to control malaria are more complex than those for other infectious diseases,
in part because of vector transmission, the complex clinical presentation of Plasmodium …

Context.—The global control of malaria is more challenging than that of many other
infectious diseases: malaria is vector borne, it is caused by 5 species of Plasmodium with …

Background Transmission intensity affects almost all aspects of malaria epidemiology and
the impact of malaria on human populations. Maps of transmission intensity are necessary to …

Although global efforts in the past decade have halved the number of deaths due to malaria,
there are still an estimated 219 million cases of malaria a year, causing more than half a …

Objectives To determine which travellers with malaria are at greatest risk of dying,
highlighting factors which can be used to target health messages to travellers. Design …

The investment in health services in low-and middle-income countries has increased
substantially in recent years. 1 Such investment has been led by unprecedented efforts to …

Objectives To examine the impact of use of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on prescribing
of antimicrobials, specifically antibiotics, for acute febrile illness in Africa and Asia. Design …

Background Pneumonia and malaria, two of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
among children under five in Zambia, often have overlapping clinical manifestations. Zambia …

Background While WHO recently recommended universal parasitological confirmation of
suspected malaria prior to treatment, debate has continued as to whether wide-scale use of …

The goal of the GPARC is to protect ACTs for treatment of P. falciparum malaria. The GPARC
comes at a critical juncture. Artemisinin resistance has been confirmed in a limited area …