In spite of significant progress towards malaria control and elimination achieved in South
America in the 2000s, this mosquito-transmitted tropical disease remains an important public …

Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the tropics, with Plasmodium
falciparum responsible for the majority of the disease burden and P. vivax being the …

Naturally acquired immunity to falciparum malaria protects millions of people routinely
exposed to Plasmodium falciparum infection from severe disease and death. There is no …

Vivax malaria threatens patients despite relatively low-grade parasitemias in peripheral
blood. The tenet of death as a rare outcome, derived from antiquated and flawed clinical …

Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) offer significant potential to improve the
diagnosis of malaria, and are playing an increasing role in malaria case management …

Malaria is a serious parasitic disease in the develo** world, causing high morbidity and
mortality. The pathogenesis of malaria is complex, and the clinical presentation of disease …

Achieving malaria elimination requires targeting the human reservoir of infection, including
those with asymptomatic infection. Smear-positive asymptomatic infections detectable by …

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

Background The epidemiology of malaria makes surveillance-based methods of estimating
its disease burden problematic. Cartographic approaches have provided alternative malaria …

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria have improved the availability of parasite-based
diagnosis throughout the malaria-endemic world. Accurate malaria diagnosis is essential for …