Center for Global Health & Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106-7286, USA.
Acta Trop. 2012 Mar;121(3):274-80. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.08.002. Epub 2011 Aug 27.
Taking into consideration the relative number of people living in Papua New Guinea the burden of malaria in this country is among the highest in Asia and the Pacific region. This article summarizes the research questions and challenges being undertaken by the Southwest Pacific International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research in the context of the epidemiology, transmission and pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax at the present time and the recent past. It is hoped that the research accomplished and local infrastructure strengthened by this effort will help inform regional and national policy with regard to the control and ultimately elimination of malaria in this region of the world.
考虑到巴布亚新几内亚的人口相对数量,该国的疟疾负担在亚洲和太平洋地区属于最高之列。本文总结了目前和最近一段时间,西南太平洋疟疾卓越研究中心在恶性疟原虫和间日疟原虫的流行病学、传播和发病机制方面所进行的研究问题和挑战。希望通过这一努力完成的研究工作和加强的地方基础设施,将有助于为该地区的疟疾控制和最终消除提供区域和国家政策方面的信息。