Editorial: Challenges for diagnosis, treatment, and elimination of malaria

Malaria is a major cause of death in many tropical and sub-tropical countries, presenting about 627,000 deaths and 241 million cases in the world. Malaria is still an important public health problem that needs to be more effectively controlled. Delays in diagnosis and treatment are responsible for most deaths in many countries. Moreover, in most malaria-endemic countries, the lack of resources is a huge barrier to reliable and timely diagnosis. It is a global priority to reduce the high malaria burden and to achieve long-term malaria eradication. In this Research Topic, constituted by 10 papers, we review and discuss the current challenges of malaria transmission, diagnosis, treatment, control, and future eradication.