Last Updated: 04/02/2025
Malaria immunity and the elimination of malaria and drug resistance
Objectives
The aim of this project is to determine the impact of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) on immunity and patterns of malaria and drug resistance in order to inform Mass Drug Administration policy.
Principal Institution
Principal Investigators / Focal Persons
Rationale and Abstract
Significant obstacles to achieving malaria elimination include increasing drug resistance and undetected malaria parasites. Mass Drug Administration, is a potential intervention to eliminate undetected malaria but there are concerns it may cause rebounds in clinical malaria due to loss of naturally acquired immunity.
External reference
Date
Jan 2019 — Dec 2021
Total Project Funding
$450,324
Funding Details
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia, Australia
Grant ID: 8538285
AUD 638,525
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