Genetic Evidence of Focal<i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>Transmission in a Pre-elimination Setting in Southern Province, Zambia

Abstract

The current RCD strategy detects focal transmission events, although programmatic guidelines to screen within 140 m of index households may fail to capture all secondary cases. This study highlights the utility of parasite genetic data in assessing programmatic interventions, and similar approaches may be useful to malaria elimination programs seeking to tailor intervention strategies to the underlying transmission epidemiology.