Topic of research
Epidemiology and Transmission of Malaria in non-African settings
Outcome
The project examines malaria epidemiology and transmission outside Africa. It provides important pieces of information for malaria elimination. Activities at Mahidol Vivax Research Unit encompassed surveys and cohort studies of human malaria infections including asymptomatic ones, assessment of contribution of malaria patients and asymptomatic carriers to forward transmission, and serological analysis of plasma of Plasmodium-infected individuals in Western Thailand.
Key Information
Key MVRU Researchers:
Project Status:
Past
Funded by:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- National institute of Allergy and infectious diseases
In collaboration with:
- Ivo Mueller, Professor, Walter + Eliza Hall