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Zoonotic malaria requires new policy approaches to malaria elimination

Fornace KM 1 , Drakeley CJ 2 , Lindblade KA 3 , Jelip J 4 , Ahmed K 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. kfornace@nus.edu.sg
  • 2 Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
  • 3 PATH, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 4 Ministry of Health, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  • 5 Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Nat Commun, 2023 Sep 16;14(1):5750.
PMID: 37717079 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41546-6

Abstract

Increasing numbers of human zoonotic malaria cases are reported globally. Current malaria control measures cannot eliminate transmission from wildlife reservoirs, leaving many countries with no pathway to malaria elimination certification. New policies are needed to redefine elimination goals and certification.

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