"Malaria Elimination: Current Topics and Emerging Issues" ed. by Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

This book provides updated information on epidemiological and public health research of malaria conducted in the last decade. Over four sections, chapters discuss such topics as diagnosis, epidemiology and surveillance, policy and prevention, and vector control and vaccines.

Malaria is one of the most important tropical diseases in the history of the world. This vector-borne disease has been a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Contents
1. Introductory Chapter: Malaria Elimination - A Challenge with Multiple Emerging Ecosocial Challenges
2. Point-of-Care Strategies Applied to Malaria Diagnosis
3. Prompt and Accurate Diagnosis, A Veritable Tool in Malaria Elimination Efforts
4. Malaria Elimination: The Role and Value of Sero-Surveillance
5. The Role of Adaptive Surveillance as a Core Intervention to Achieve Malaria Elimination
6. Increased Trends of P. vivax in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Does it Mean for Malaria Elimination?
7. Plasmodium falciparum: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches in Last 20 Years
8. Malaria Lethality in Children under 5 Years of Age and Study of Risk Factors in MbujiMayi Paediatric Environment, a Neglected Deadly Epidemic in the Democratic of Republic of Congo
9. New Challenges in Malaria Elimination
10. Elimination of Plasmodium vivax Malaria: Problems and Solutions
11. Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale in the Malaria Elimination Agenda in Africa
12. Progress in Parasite Genomics and Its Application to Current Challenges in Malaria Control
13. Using an Educational Training Module to Increase Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Malaria among Medicine Vendors in Yobe, Nigeria
14. Herding and Stampeding: The Albatross of Mosquito/Malaria Control
15. T Cell-Based Vaccines: Hope for Malaria Elimination


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