A cross-sectional study to ascertain malaria prevalence among asymptomatic travellers arriving on the Lihir Group of Islands, Papua New Guinea: implications for elimination efforts

Abstract Background The Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea host a mining operation that has resulted in a mine-impacted zone (MIZ) with reduced malaria transmission and a substantial influx of mine employees, informal cross-country traders, returning locals, and visitors. Prevalence of malaria parasi...

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Hauptverfasser:	Pere Millat-Martínez, Bàrbara Baro, Bernadine Kasian, Lina Lorry, Sergi Sanz, Chilaka Wali, Sylvia Raulo, Arthur Elizah, Tamarah Koleala, Maria Kaius-Ome, Stephan Karl, Oriol Mitjà, Moses Laman, William Pomat, Quique Bassat
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2023-11-01
Schriftenreihe:	Malaria Journal
Schlagworte:	Imported Islands Malaria Plasmodium Prevalence Travellers
Online-Zugang:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04804-y
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