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- Title
Modelling the impact of interventions on imported, introduced and indigenous malaria infections in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
- Authors
Das, Aatreyee M.; Hetzel, Manuel W.; Yukich, Joshua O.; Stuck, Logan; Fakih, Bakar S.; Al-mafazy, Abdul-wahid H.; Ali, Abdullah; Chitnis, Nakul
- Abstract
Malaria cases can be classified as imported, introduced or indigenous cases. The World Health Organization's definition of malaria elimination requires an area to demonstrate that no new indigenous cases have occurred in the last three years. Here, we present a stochastic metapopulation model of malaria transmission that distinguishes between imported, introduced and indigenous cases, and can be used to test the impact of new interventions in a setting with low transmission and ongoing case importation. We use human movement and malaria prevalence data from Zanzibar, Tanzania, to parameterise the model. We test increasing the coverage of interventions such as reactive case detection; implementing new interventions including reactive drug administration and treatment of infected travellers; and consider the potential impact of a reduction in transmission on Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. We find that the majority of new cases on both major islands of Zanzibar are indigenous cases, despite high case importation rates. Combinations of interventions that increase the number of infections treated through reactive case detection or reactive drug administration can lead to substantial decreases in malaria incidence, but for elimination within the next 40 years, transmission reduction in both Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania is necessary. Malaria elimination is defined by WHO as the absence of recent indigenous cases in an area. In this study, the authors develop a metapopulation model that identifies indigenous cases and use it to investigate the likelihood of malaria elimination in Zanzibar under different intervention scenarios.
- Subjects
ZANZIBAR; TANZANIA; MALARIA; HUMAN mechanics; DRUG administration; INFECTION; REDUCTION potential; MOSQUITO control
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-38379-8