ReviewThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2015
Tackling imported malaria: an elimination endgame.
Review in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Estimating the burden of imported malaria in the Asia Pacific region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of travel medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Travel Is a Key Risk Factor for Malaria Transmission in Pre-Elimination Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Pooled it
- Quantifying the Role of Importation on Sustained Malaria Transmission in a Low-to-Moderate Burden Region of Southwest Uganda.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Role of cross-border movement on the importation of malaria cases in Mudzi district, Zimbabwe.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Mobile app-based malaria surveillance and vector control integration: a scoping review of evidence from endemic settings.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Malaria control among Myanmar migrants in Thailand: a qualitative study of healthcare providers.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Mapping residual malaria transmission in Vietnam.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Information-guided adaptive learning approach for active surveillance of infectious diseases.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2025Article
- Epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria related to international travel in the Republic of Korea from 2009 to 2018.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Imported malaria in Cabo Verde (2010-2024): Risks to post-elimination stability.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Situational analysis of malaria in Cabo Verde: From endemic control to elimination, history, cases data and challenges ahead.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Estimating the impact of imported malaria on local transmission in a near elimination setting: a case study from Bhutan.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
- Observational
- A Severe Case ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of six-month COVID-19 travel moratorium on Plasmodium falciparum prevalence on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Epidemiological characteristics and molecular identification ofJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2024Article
- Using a mobile nanopore sequencing lab for end-to-end genomic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum: A feasibility study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Malaria reporting timeliness analysis and factors associated with delayed notification, 2018-2022, Nepal.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional study to ascertain malaria prevalence among asymptomatic travellers arriving on the Lihir Group of Islands, Papua New Guinea: implications for elimination efforts.Malaria journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
As countries move toward malaria elimination, imported infections become increasingly significant as they often represent the majority of cases, can sustain transmission, cause resurgences, and lead to mortality. Here we review and critique current methods to prevent malaria importation in countries pursuing elimination and explore methods applied in other transmission settings and to other diseases that could be transferred to support malaria elimination. To improve intervention targeting we need a better understanding of the characteristics of populations importing infections and their patterns of migration, improved methods to reliably classify infections as imported or acquired locally, and ensure early and accurate diagnosis. The potential for onward transmission in the most receptive and vulnerable locations can be predicted through high-resolution risk mapping that can help malaria elimination or prevention of reintroduction programs target resources. Cross border and regional initiatives can be highly effective when based on an understanding of human and parasite movement. Ultimately, determining the optimal combinations of approaches to address malaria importation will require an evaluation of their impact, cost effectiveness, and operational feasibility.
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