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 human malaria parasite. Global
malaria efforts have been less successful at reducing the burden of P. vivax compared to P …

Background Individual behavior, particularly choices about prevention, plays a key role in
infection transmission of vector-borne diseases (VBDs). Since the actual risk of infection is …

Most rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum malaria target the Histidine-Rich
Proteins 2 and 3 (HRP2 and HRP3). Deletions of the hrp2 and hrp3 genes result in false …

American Health Organization. That same year, the National Malaria Control Program
(NMCP) launched a plan to eliminate Plasmodium falciparum 1. One year later, Brazil …

Considerable interest in the relationship between biodiversity and disease has recently
captured the attention of the research community, with important public policy implications …

Background Cross-border malaria is a major barrier to elimination efforts. Along the
Venezuela-Brazil-Guyana border, intense human mobility fueled primarily by a humanitarian …

Plasmodium vivax infection, the predominant cause of malaria in Asia and Latin America,
affects~ 14 million individuals annually, with considerable adverse effects on wellbeing and …

Inter-relationships among mosquito vectors, Plasmodium parasites, human ecology, and
biotic and abiotic factors, drive malaria risk. Specifically, rural landscapes shaped by human …

Abstract Purpose of Review Following Paraguay and Argentina, several countries from the
Amazon region aim to eliminate malaria. To achieve this, all key affected and vulnerable …