ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia2024
Estimating the impact of imported malaria on local transmission in a near elimination setting: a case study from Bhutan.
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- Estimating the burden of imported malaria in the Asia Pacific region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of travel medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Superinfection and the hypnozoite reservoir for Plasmodium vivax: a multitype branching process approximation.Journal of mathematical biology · 2026Article
- 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
- Human mobility, garimpos and spatiotemporal malaria transmission in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory: a retrospective observational study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Global trends and burdens of neglected tropical diseases and malaria from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Malaria elimination challenges in countries approaching the last mile: a discussion among regional stakeholders.Malaria journal · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Bhutan has achieved a substantial reduction in both malaria morbidity and mortality over the last two decades and is aiming for malaria elimination certification in 2025. However, a significant percentage of malaria cases in Bhutan are imported (acquired in another country). The aim of the study was to understand how importation drives local malaria transmission in Bhutan. Methods: Information on geo-located individual-level laboratory-confirmed malaria cases between 2016 and 2020 was obtained from the Bhutan Vector-borne Disease Control Program. Records included the date of diagnosis and treatment, type of cases classified as indigenous or imported, and malaria species. Hawkes Processes were used to study the role of imported malaria in local transmission in Bhutan. We imposed 15 days delay for a mosquito to become infectious in the model. Findings: There were 285 cases during the study period and 58.6% (159) were imported malaria. 71.1% (113) of these imported cases were Interpretation: Imported malaria cases are key drivers of transmission within Bhutan, with most cases since 2016 being Funding: None.
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