Last Updated: 02/08/2024

Accelerating Plasmodium vivax malaria elimination with molecular information

Objectives

This project will develop laboratory and data analysis tools that use information on Plasmodium vivax genetics to inform researchers and policy makers on antimalarial treatment efficacy and community transmission.

Principal Investigators / Focal Persons

Sarah Auburn

Rationale and Abstract

Plasmodium vivax parasites form dormant liver stages that awaken weeks to months later causing clinical malaria and confounding surveillance.

Date

Jan 2024 — Dec 2028

Total Project Funding

$1.8M

Project Site

Australia

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