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Novel serological and molecular tools for malaria surveillance and intervention

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As malaria transmission continues to decline, even the most sensitive methods for determining prevalence via detection of the parasite become inefficient for risk stratification and informing programmatic interventions. In addition, the need to identify individuals at risk of Plasmodium vivax relapse from hypnozoites increases.

Validated markers of recent exposure to Plasmodium spp. may be able to play an important role, particularly rapidly advancing technologies for quantitative point-of-care testing.

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Help determine malaria prevalence

We apply novel validated serological markers of exposure and novel validated molecular markers capable of detecting ultra-low-density Plasmodium infections to well-characterised existing sample sets.

By doing this, we aim to validate and establish the public health utility of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax molecular and serosurveillance assays for identifying hidden reservoirs of infections in Papua New Guinea.

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Professor Leanne Robinson

Professor Leanne Robinson

Program Director, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness; Senior Principal Research Fellow, Group Leader, Vector-Borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health
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Dr Fiona Angrisano

Dr Fiona Angrisano

Deputy Working Group Head, Vector-borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health; Transmission Biology Team Lead
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Project team

Professor Leanne Robinson

Professor Leanne Robinson

Program Director, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness; Senior Principal Research Fellow, Group Leader, Vector-Borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health
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Dr Fiona Angrisano

Dr Fiona Angrisano

Deputy Working Group Head, Vector-borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health; Transmission Biology Team Lead
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