May 2010

Malaria Elimination on Hispaniola

A recent comment in The Lancet Infectious Diseases supports the bold call to action by the Carter Center for malaria elimination on the island of Hispaniola. The authors cite several studies conducted on Hispaniola that should be considered in developing an elimination strategy. The article goes on to discuss why a rigorous elimination strategy with a timely approach is desperately needed. Hispaniola is the last island in the Caribbean with endemic transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, and elimination may provide valuable information to other similar P. falciparum endemic settings, such as in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.