Is the malaria elimination target achievable?

Is the Malaria Elimination Target Achievable?

Though preventable, malaria is still one of the major public health problems worldwidemostly in low and middle income countries (1-4). In 2013, malaria killed over a billion people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa (5). In 2015, there were over 200 million new cases and more than 400,000 malaria-related deaths around the globe (4). Over three-quarter of the Ethiopian territory is malarious indicati...

Retrospective Epidemiological Study of Malaria from 1999 to 2016 in Khash, Iran: A Region on the Verge of Malaria Elimination

Background:Malaria infection is still one of the most important public health concerns globally. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospective epidemiological study of malaria in Khash City, Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran from 1999 to 2016. Methods:This was a retrospective study, which collected official data of 26-year trend of malaria in ...

Possible Diagnostic Improvement for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Is It Achievable?

The parasite, Leishmania, is the causative agent of the disease leishmaniasis and is highly endemic in 98 countries spread across the tropics, subtropics and Mediterranean Basin. It is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies, and it appears in three clinical manifestations namely:  cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. It is known that at least...

Malaria Elimination Task Force

Malaria Elimination Task Force