Recent studies have shown that submicroscopicPlasmodium falciparuminfections are an important, but often undetected, reservoir of malaria and are major contributors to transmission. In this Opinion article, Bousema and colleagues discuss the epidemiology of these infections and the prospects for intervention strategies, and they argue for the wider deployment of molecular diagnostic tools to understand and quantify infection dynamics.
- Teun Bousema
- Lucy Okell
- Chris Drakeley
