Contrasting Transmission Dynamics of Co-endemic Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum: Implications for Malaria Control and Elimination.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Rintis Noviyanti, Farah Coutrier, Retno A S Utami, Hidayat Trimarsanto, Yusrifar K Tirta, Leily Trianty, Andreas Kusuma, Inge Sutanto, Ayleen Kosasih, Rita Kusriastuti, William A Hawley, Ferdinand Laihad, Neil Lobo, Jutta Marfurt, Taane G Clark, Ric N Price, Sarah Auburn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Sumba
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003739; https://doaj.org/article/4f1ce2242469491385bc4b068de25bc6

Outside of Africa, P. falciparum and P. vivax usually coexist. In such co-endemic regions, successful malaria control programs have a greater impact on reducing falciparum malaria, resulting in P. vivax becoming the predominant species of infection. Adding to the challenges of elimination, the dorma...