Endemicity response timelines for Plasmodium falciparum elimination
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* Corresponding author: David L Smith smitdave@gmail.com
Malaria Journal 2009, 8:87 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-87
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Research
A new world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2010 Peter W Gething, Anand P Patil, David L Smith, Carlos A Guerra, Iqbal RF Elyazar, Geoffrey L Johnston, Andrew J Tatem, Simon I Hay Malaria Journal 2011, 10:378 (20 December 2011) The paper represents a Herculean effort to provide an updated map of the global distribution of malaria, based on three key malariometric indices PfPR, PfEIR and PfRC and represents a unique contribution.
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Methodology
A framework for assessing the feasibility of malaria elimination Bruno Moonen, Justin M Cohen, Andy J Tatem, Jessica Cohen, Simon I Hay, Oliver Sabot, David L Smith Malaria Journal 2010, 9:322 (11 November 2010) Paper addressing an important and practical problem that is arising with greater frequency as politicians and not programme specialists set programmatic goals for malaria elimination that are potentially far beyond their reach. By describing a framework and process by which programme planners and malaria control experts can more or less objectively assess the likelihood of achieving success in any given setting, they are providing a valuable service to the public health community.
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Review
How absolute is zero? An evaluation of historical and current definitions of malaria elimination Justin M Cohen, Bruno Moonen, Robert W Snow, David L Smith Malaria Journal 2010, 9:213 (22 July 2010) This article is part of a collection on Towards malaria... A highly informative review of the definitions of control, elimination and eradication of malaria and their influence on policy with an elegant mathematical examination, combined with a reappraisal of this nomenclature for operational clarity. The authors make the case for the malaria research and control community to reach a consensus on the definitions of these terms so that the relative success of national control and elimination programmes can be assessed.
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