Microgeography and molecular epidemiology of malaria at the Thailand-Myanmar border in the malaria pre-elimination phase

• Main Authors: Parker, Daniel M., Matthews, Stephen A., Guiyun Yan, Guofa Zhou, Lee, Ming-Chieh, Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop, Kirakorn Kiattibutr, Qi Fan, Peipei Li, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Liwang Cui
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol Vivax Research Unit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Open Access article; Plasmodium vivax; Plasmodium falciparum; Asymptomatic; Thailand; Myanmar; Migration; Spatial disease ecology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3093
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Endemic malaria in Thailand continues to only exist along international borders. This pattern is frequently attributed to importation of malaria from surrounding nations. A microgeographical approach was used to investigate malaria cases in a study village along the Thailand–Myanmar bo...