Parasite Transmission Hotspots Are Key To Eliminating Malaria

Published: March 30, 2012, 11:29 a.m.

PHILADEPHIA\u2014A way of making malaria control more effective was proposed at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual conference in Philadelphia, namely: to target the most concentrated areas of infection \u2014 known as malaria hot-spots. Jacklin Mosha from Tanzania, and Teun Bousema from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine discussed the evidence for using this strategy with Peter Goodwin.