MalERA: An updated research agenda for diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and vector control in malaria elimination and eradication.

ABSTRACT: Since the turn of the century, a remarkable expansion has been achieved in the range and effectiveness of products and strategies available to prevent, treat, and control malaria, including advances in diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and vector control. These advances have once again put malaria elimination on the agenda. However, it is clear that even with the means available today, malaria control and elimination pose a formidable challenge in many settings. Thus, currently available resources must be used more effectively, and new products and approaches likely to achieve these goals must be developed. This paper considers tools (both those available and others that may be required) to achieve and maintain malaria elimination. New diagnostics are needed to direct treatment and detect tran

SUBMITTER: malERA Refresh Consultative Panel on Tools for Malaria Elimination 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5708606 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature