Present elimination strategies are based on recommendations derived during the Global
Malaria Eradication Program of the 1960s. However, many countries considering elimination …

Background Considerable declines in malaria have accompanied increased funding for
control since the year 2000, but historical failures to maintain gains against the disease …

Decisions to eliminate malaria from all or part of a country involve a complex set of factors,
and this complexity is compounded by ambiguity surrounding some of the key terminology …

Hugh Sturrock and colleagues discuss the role of active case detection in low malaria
transmission settings. They argue that the evidence for its effectiveness is sparse and that …

Background Major gains have been made in reducing malaria transmission in many parts of
the world, principally by scaling-up coverage with long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor …

Mosquito-borne diseases pose some of the greatest challenges in public health, especially
in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Efforts to control these diseases have been …

Background The emergence of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) has been
associated with changes in the relationship between people and forests, leading to the view …

The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Zanzibar has reached historic lows.
Improving control requires quantifying malaria importation rates, identifying high-risk …

Background As successful malaria control programmes re-orientate towards elimination, the
identification of transmission foci, targeting of attack measures to high-risk areas and …

As countries move towards malaria elimination, methods to identify infections among
populations who do not seek treatment are required. Reactive case detection, whereby …