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Asia-Pacific malaria is singular, pervasive, diverse, and invisible

Abstract:: Malaria in the Asia-Pacific region has been targeted for elimination by the year 2030. This article asks the question, “by what means?” in the context of proven technical strategies and tools against key challenges imposed by the distinct character of the Asia- Pacific malaria problem. The misperception of malaria in the Asia-Pacific as a less serious but otherwise essentially similar problem to African malaria lulls us into rote application of the same tools and strategies. Those now mitigating the harm done by malaria in Africa will not suffice to eliminate malaria in the Asia-Pacific – these tasks and the problems are fundamentally distinct. This article describes the singular characteristics of Asia-Pacific malaria and the bearing of those upon the technical strategy of malaria elimination. Most of the tools needed for that endeavor do not yet exist and spirited calls for elimination within the next 14 years may discourage the patience and investments needed to conceive, optimize and validate them.

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Baird, J. (2016). Asia-Pacific malaria is singular, pervasive, diverse, and invisible. International Journal for Parasitology, 47(7), 371–377.

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Baird, J. “Asia-Pacific Malaria Is Singular, Pervasive, Diverse, and Invisible.” International Journal for Parasitology, vol. 47, no. 7, Elsevier, 2016, pp. 371–77.

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Baird, J. 2016. “Asia-Pacific Malaria Is Singular, Pervasive, Diverse, and Invisible.” International Journal for Parasitology 47 (7): 371–77.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.06.006

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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDM
Sub department:: Tropical Medicine
Role:: Author

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Funding agency for:: Baird, J

Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: International Journal for Parasitology More from this journal
Volume:: 47
Issue:: 7
Pages:: 371-377
Publication date:: 2016-11-09
Acceptance date:: 2016-06-01
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.06.006
ISSN:: 0020-7519

Pubs id:: pubs:629108
UUID:: uuid:669e2368-dede-4342-8cee-fb7b34446a91
Local pid:: pubs:629108
Source identifiers:: 629108
Deposit date:: 2016-06-21

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Copyright date:: 2016
Notes:: © 2016 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Australian Society for Parasitology. Open Access funded by Wellcome Trust, available under a Creative Commons license.

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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