| pre-elimination stage of malaria in sri lanka: assessing the level of hidden parasites in the population. | with the dramatic drop in the transmission of malaria in sri lanka in recent years, the country entered the malaria pre-elimination stage in 2008. assessing the community prevalence of hidden malaria parasites following several years of extremely low transmission is central to the process of complete elimination. the existence of a parasite reservoir in a population free from clinical manifestations, would influence the strategy for surveillance and control towards complete elimination. | 2010 | 20089157 |