Chemoprevention strategies reduce malaria disease and death, but the efficacy of anti-
malarial drugs used for chemoprevention is perennially threatened by drug resistance. This …

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

Background Current understanding of the spatial epidemiology and geographical
distribution of Plasmodium vivax is far less developed than that for P. falciparum …

Background The control and elimination of malaria requires expanded coverage of and
access to effective malaria control interventions such as insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) …

Background Much of the extensive research regarding transmission of malaria is
underpinned by mathematical modelling. Compartmental models, which focus on …

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention, previously known as intermittent preventive treatment
in children, is highly effective in areas with a short malaria transmission season. Here we …

Plasmodium vivax occurs globally and thrives in both temperate and tropical climates. Here,
we review the evidence of the biological limits of its contemporary distribution and the global …

We describe and analyze a periodically-forced difference equation model for malaria in
mosquitoes that captures the effects of seasonality and allows the mosquitoes to feed on a …

Background A core set of intervention and treatment options are recommended by the World
Health Organization for use against falciparum malaria. These are treatment, long-lasting …

Abstract Background In Ghana, malaria is endemic and perennial (with significant seasonal
variations in the three Northern Regions), accounting for 33% of all deaths among children …