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Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States by Wu, Sean L., Mertens, Andrew N., Crider, Yoshika S., Nguyen, Anna, Pokpongkiat, Nolan N., Djajadi, Stephanie, Seth, Anmol, Hsiang, Michelle S., Colford, John M., Reingold, Art, Arnold, Benjamin F., Hubbard, Alan, Benjamin-Chung, Jade

“…Accurate estimates of the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection are critical to informing pandemic response. Confirmed COVID-19 case counts in the U.S. do not capture…”
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The changing epidemiology of malaria elimination: new strategies for new challenges by Cotter, Chris, MPH, Sturrock, Hugh JW, PhD, Hsiang, Michelle S, MD, Liu, Jenny, PhD, Phillips, Allison A, BA, Hwang, Jimee, MD, Gueye, Cara Smith, MPH, Fullman, Nancy, MPH, Gosling, Roly D, MD, Feachem, Richard GA, Prof Sir

“…Summary Malaria-eliminating countries achieved remarkable success in reducing their malaria burdens between 2000 and 2010. As a result, the epidemiology of…”
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Targeting asymptomatic malaria infections: active surveillance in control and elimination by Sturrock, Hugh J W, Hsiang, Michelle S, Cohen, Justin M, Smith, David L, Greenhouse, Bryan, Bousema, Teun, Gosling, Roly D

“…Hugh Sturrock and colleagues discuss the role of active case detection in low malaria transmission settings. They argue that the evidence for its effectiveness…”
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High Genetic Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in the Low-Transmission Setting of the Kingdom of Eswatini by Roh, Michelle E, Tessema, Sofonias K, Murphy, Maxwell, Nhlabathi, Nomcebo, Mkhonta, Nomcebo, Vilakati, Sibonakaliso, Ntshalintshali, Nyasatu, Saini, Manik, Maphalala, Gugu, Chen, Anna, Wilheim, Jordan, Prach, Lisa, Gosling, Roly, Kunene, Simon, S. Hsiang, Michelle, Greenhouse, Bryan

“…Abstract Background To better understand transmission dynamics, we characterized Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity in Eswatini, where transmission is low…”
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Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review by Newby, Gretchen, Cotter, Chris, Roh, Michelle E, Harvard, Kelly, Bennett, Adam, Hwang, Jimee, Chitnis, Nakul, Fine, Sydney, Stresman, Gillian, Chen, Ingrid, Gosling, Roly, Hsiang, Michelle S

“…Global interest in malaria elimination has prompted research on active test and treat (TaT) strategies. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to…”
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Reactive case detection for malaria elimination: real-life experience from an ongoing program in Swaziland by Sturrock, Hugh J W, Novotny, Joe M, Kunene, Simon, Dlamini, Sabelo, Zulu, Zulisile, Cohen, Justin M, Hsiang, Michelle S, Greenhouse, Bryan, Gosling, Roly D

“…As countries move towards malaria elimination, methods to identify infections among populations who do not seek treatment are required. Reactive case…”
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Using parasite genetic and human mobility data to infer local and cross-border malaria connectivity in Southern Africa by Tessema, Sofonias, Wesolowski, Amy, Chen, Anna, Murphy, Maxwell, Wilheim, Jordan, Mupiri, Anna-Rosa, Ruktanonchai, Nick W, Alegana, Victor A, Tatem, Andrew J, Tambo, Munyaradzi, Didier, Bradley, Cohen, Justin M, Bennett, Adam, Sturrock, Hugh Jw, Gosling, Roland, Hsiang, Michelle S, Smith, David L, Mumbengegwi, Davis R, Smith, Jennifer L, Greenhouse, Bryan

“…Local and cross-border importation remain major challenges to malaria elimination and are difficult to measure using traditional surveillance data. To address…”
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Correction: Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review by Newby, Gretchen, Cotter, Chris, Roh, Michelle E, Harvard, Kelly, Bennett, Adam, Hwang, Jimee, Chitnis, Nakul, Fine, Sydney, Stresman, Gillian, Chen, Ingrid, Gosling, Roly, Hsiang, Michelle S

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Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of reactive drug administration for malaria elimination in a Plasmodium vivax predominant setting: a qualitative study in two provinces in Thailand by Suwannarong, Kanokwan, Cotter, Chris, Ponlap, Thanomsin, Bubpa, Nisachon, Thammasutti, Kannika, Chaiwan, Jintana, Finn, Timothy P, Kitchakarn, Suravadee, Mårtensson, Andreas, Baltzell, Kimberly A, Hsiang, Michelle S, Lertpiriyasuwat, Cheewanan, Sudathip, Prayuth, Bennett, Adam

“…Reactive case detection (RACD) or testing and treatment of close contacts of recent malaria cases, is commonly practiced in settings approaching malaria…”
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Forest-goers as a heterogeneous population at high-risk for malaria: a case-control study in Aceh Province, Indonesia by Gallalee, Sarah, Zarlinda, Iska, Silaen, Martha G, Cotter, Chris, Cueto, Carmen, Elyazar, Iqbal R F, Jacobson, Jerry O, Gosling, Roly, Hsiang, Michelle S, Bennett, Adam, Coutrier, Farah N, Smith, Jennifer L

“…A major challenge to malaria elimination is identifying and targeting populations that are harbouring residual infections and contributing to persistent…”
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Community acceptance of reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control using indoor residual spraying, a mixed-methods study in Zambezi region, Namibia by Roberts, Kathryn W, Smith Gueye, Cara, Baltzell, Kimberly, Ntuku, Henry, McCreesh, Patrick, Maglior, Alysse, Whittemore, Brooke, Uusiku, Petrina, Mumbengegwi, Davis, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Gosling, Roly, Hsiang, Michelle S

“…In Namibia, as in many malaria elimination settings, reactive case detection (RACD), or malaria testing and treatment around index cases, is a standard…”
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The in-vivo dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum HRP2: implications for the use of rapid diagnostic tests in malaria elimination by Marquart, Louise, Webb, Lachlan, O'Rourke, Peter, Gatton, Michelle L, Hsiang, Michelle S, Kalnoky, Michael, Jang, Ihn Kyung, Ntuku, Henry, Mumbengegwi, Davis R, Domingo, Gonzalo J, McCarthy, James S, Britton, Sumudu

“…Background Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) that rely on the detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) have become key tools for…”
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Inferring person-to-person networks of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: are analyses of routine surveillance data up to the task? by Huber, John H, Hsiang, Michelle S, Dlamini, Nomcebo, Murphy, Maxwell, Vilakati, Sibonakaliso, Nhlabathi, Nomcebo, Lerch, Anita, Nielsen, Rasmus, Ntshalintshali, Nyasatu, Greenhouse, Bryan, Perkins, T Alex

“…Inference of person-to-person transmission networks using surveillance data is increasingly used to estimate spatiotemporal patterns of pathogen transmission…”
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PCR-Based Pooling of Dried Blood Spots for Detection of Malaria Parasites: Optimization and Application to a Cohort of Ugandan Children by Hsiang, Michelle S, Lin, Michael, Dokomajilar, Christian, Kemere, Jordan, Pilcher, Christopher D, Dorsey, Grant, Greenhouse, Bryan

“…Sensitive, high-throughput methods to detect malaria parasites in low-transmission settings are needed. PCR-based pooling strategies may offer a solution. We…”
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Marked reduction in antibiotic usage following intensive malaria control in a cohort of Ugandan children by Krezanoski, Paul J, Roh, Michelle E, Rek, John, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I, Arinaitwe, Emmanuel, Staedke, Sarah G, Nayiga, Susan, Hsiang, Michelle S, Smith, David, Kamya, Moses, Dorsey, Grant

“…Intensive malaria control may have additional benefits beyond reducing the incidence of symptomatic malaria. We compared antibiotic treatment of children…”
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Subpatent malaria in a low transmission African setting: a cross-sectional study using rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) from Zambezi region, Namibia by McCreesh, Patrick, Mumbengegwi, Davis, Roberts, Kathryn, Tambo, Munyaradzi, Smith, Jennifer, Whittemore, Brooke, Kelly, Gerard, Moe, Caitlin, Murphy, Max, Chisenga, Mukosha, Greenhouse, Bryan, Ntuku, Henry, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Sturrock, Hugh, Uusiku, Petrina, Gosling, Roland, Bennett, Adam, Hsiang, Michelle S

“…Subpatent malaria infections, or low-density infections below the detection threshold of microscopy or standard rapid diagnostic testing (RDT), can perpetuate…”
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Application of an innovative grid-based surveillance strategy to ensure elimination and prevent reintroduction of malaria in high-risk border communities in China by Lu, Shen-ning, Ding, Wei, Wang, Jia-zhi, Yin, Shou-qin, Li, Sheng-guo, Zhou, Xing-wu, Xu, Qiu-li, Sun, Xiao-dong, Cotter, Chris, Hsiang, Michelle S, Tatarsky, Allison, Gosling, Roly, Lv, Shan, Wang, Duo-quan

“…Grid management is a grassroots governance strategy widely implemented in China since 2004 to improve the government’s efficiency to actively find and solve…”
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Mass drug administration for the control and elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria: an ecological study from Jiangsu province, China by Hsiang, Michelle S, Hwang, Jimee, Tao, Amy R, Liu, Yaobao, Bennett, Adam, Shanks, George Dennis, Cao, Jun, Kachur, Stephen Patrick, Feachem, Richard G A, Gosling, Roly D, Gao, Qi

“…Recent progress in malaria control has caused renewed interest in mass drug administration (MDA) as a potential elimination strategy but the evidence base is…”
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Surveillance for malaria elimination in Swaziland: a national cross-sectional study using pooled PCR and serology by Hsiang, Michelle S, Hwang, Jimee, Kunene, Simon, Drakeley, Chris, Kandula, Deepika, Novotny, Joseph, Parizo, Justin, Jensen, Trevor, Tong, Marcus, Kemere, Jordan, Dlamini, Sabelo, Moonen, Bruno, Angov, Evelina, Dutta, Sheetij, Ockenhouse, Christian, Dorsey, Grant, Greenhouse, Bryan

“…To guide malaria elimination efforts in Swaziland and other countries, accurate assessments of transmission are critical. Pooled-PCR has potential to…”
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Mapping residual transmission for malaria elimination by Reiner, Robert C, Le Menach, Arnaud, Kunene, Simon, Ntshalintshali, Nyasatu, Hsiang, Michelle S, Perkins, T Alex, Greenhouse, Bryan, Tatem, Andrew J, Cohen, Justin M, Smith, David L

“…Eliminating malaria from a defined region involves draining the endemic parasite reservoir and minimizing local malaria transmission around imported malaria…”
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