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Current Topics and Emerging Issues in Malaria Elimination

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Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma De Las Américas, Colombia

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Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma De Las Américas

PublishedJuly 21st, 2021

Doi10.5772/intechopen.87323

ISBN978-1-83968-484-5

Print ISBN978-1-83968-483-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83968-485-2

Copyright year2021

Number of pages334

Part of the book seriesInfectious Diseases

Issn2631-6188

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Table of Contents

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1. Introductory Chapter: Malaria Elimination - A Challenge with Multiple Emerging Ecosocial Challenges

By Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina, D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Luis Andrés Salas-Matta, Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez, Juan Pablo Escalera-Antezana, Lucia E. Alvarado-Arnez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Juan-Carlos Navarro, Tomas Orduna and José A. Suárez

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2. Point-of-Care Strategies Applied to Malaria Diagnosis

By Alexandre Dias Tavares Costa, Anna Caroline Campos Aguiar, Angelina Moraes Silva and Dhelio Batista Pereira

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4. Malaria Elimination: The Role and Value of Sero-Surveillance

By Kingsley Badu, Amma Aboagyewa Larbi and Kwadwo Boampong

397
5. The Role of Adaptive Surveillance as a Core Intervention to Achieve Malaria Elimination

By Arantxa Roca-Feltrer, Ann-Sophie Stratil and James K. Tibenderana

453
6. Increased Trends of P. vivax in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Does it Mean for Malaria Elimination?

By Mary Aigbiremo Oboh, Mamadou Ndiath, Olumide Ajibola, Kolapo Oyebola and Alfred Amambua-Ngwa

298
7. Plasmodium falciparum: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches in Last 20 Years

By Abhichandan Das, Upasana Pathak, Sanchaita Rajkhowa and Anupam Nath Jha

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9. New Challenges in Malaria Elimination

By Susanta Kumar Ghosh and Chaitali Ghosh

522
10. Elimination of Plasmodium vivax Malaria: Problems and Solutions

By Liwang Cui, Awtum Brashear, Lynette Menezes and John Adams

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12. Progress in Parasite Genomics and Its Application to Current Challenges in Malaria Control

By Cheikh Cambel Dieng, Colby T. Ford, Jennifer Huynh, Linda E. Amoah, Yaw A. Afrane, Daniel A. Janies and Eugenia Lo

413
13. Using an Educational Training Module to Increase Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Malaria among Medicine Vendors in Yobe, Nigeria

By Yahaya Mohammed Katagum, Hayati Binti Kadir Shahar, Faisal Bin Ibrahim, Anisah Baharom and Rafee Baharudin

407
15. T Cell-Based Vaccines: Hope for Malaria Elimination

By Nikunj Tandel and Sarat K. Dalai

353

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