Quantifying malaria acquired during travel and its role in malaria elimination on Bioko Island.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria elimination is the goal for Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Intensive interventions implemented since 2004 have reduced prevalence, but progress has stalled in recent years. A challenge for elimination has been malaria infections in residents acquired during travel to mainland Equatorial Guinea. The present article quantifies how off-island contributes to remaining malaria prevalence on Bioko Island, and investigates the potential role of a pre-erythrocytic vaccine in making further progress towards elimination.

Methods

Malaria transmission on Bioko Island was simulated using a model calibrated based on data from the Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS) from 2015 to 2018, including detailed travel histories and malaria positivity by rapid-diagnostic tests (RDT

SUBMITTER: Citron DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8404405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature