The Hitchhiking Parasite: Why Human Movement Matters to Malaria Transmission and What We Can Do About It

/ / Faculty Research in Africa, Faculty Research in Asia, Research

UC BERKELEY AUTHOR: John M. Marshall

UCSF AUTHOR: Adam Bennett

DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2016

REGION: Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia

REFERENCE: Marshall J, Bennett A, Kiware S, Sturrock H. The Hitchhiking Parasite: Why Human Movement Matters to Malaria Transmission and What We Can Do About It. Trends in Parasitology. 2016;32(10):752-755. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2016.07.004.

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The failure of the Global Malaria Eradication Program (GMEP) during the 1960s highlighted the relevance of human movement to both re-introducing parasites in elimination settings and spreading drug-resistant parasites widely. Today, given the sophisticated surveillance of human movement patterns and key traveler groups, it is hoped that interventions can be implemented to protect and treat travelers, prevent onward transmission in low transmission settings, and eliminate sources of transmission, including sources of drug-resistant parasites.

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