Abstract:Malaria elimination, as outlined by the World Health Organization, is an enticing and challenging goal for many malaria endemic regions worldwide. By definition, malaria elimination is fundamentally different from malaria control, as the focus shifts from detection of parasites in symptomatic patients to detection and clearance of all infections. This includes active case detection of asymptomatic persons with sub-microscopic parasitemias who have been shown to be able to maintain the cycle of malaria transmis… Show more
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