• Ongoing Malaria Transmission

    • Ongoing Malaria Transmission in the Greater Mekong Subregion

    Studies to examine its magnitude and identify its causes

    Why this project?

    Nearly 120 million people are at risk of malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This is approximately 37% of the population.

    Recently, there has been an increase in drug-resistant malaria in Southeast Asia.

    P. falciparum is becoming resistant

    P. falciparum is becoming resistant

    The aim

    This study investigated the magnitude and causes of ongoing malaria transmission in two geographical areas of the GMS in Thailand and Viet Nam, across three ecological niches, namely, villages, farms and forested areas.

    VILLAGE

    FARM

    FOREST

    Research Components

    The research sites

    Thailand study sites:
    Suan Oi village, Pha Man village and Komonae village (Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province)

    Viet Nam study sites:
    Son Thai Commune
    (Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province)

    Research Sites

    Key findings: net use

    Personal protection tools are required for:

    Pre-bed time

    Wake-up time

    Night-time hours on farms

    Night-time hours in forest

    Key Findings