November 2011

The role of anti-malarial treatment in the elimination of malaria

A recent article in Clinical Microbiology and Infection by MEG member Roly Gosling and colleagues, discusses the role of anti-malarial drugs and treatment strategies to effectively target asymptomatic carriers of infection and reduce the transmission of malaria. Strategies for targeting asymptomatic carriers are especially important in elimination settings, as they will be responsible for onward transmission. As countries reduce their malaria burden, strategies to find the last few parasites of infection will become critical in achieving elimination.