The improvement of malaria control in
the border area depends on the decrease in
the risk of infections among migrants. This
study is one of the first to address this problem,
and clearly demonstrates the usual control
measures used, such as increasing
knowledge about malaria and its prevention,
may not be sufficient, and a number of unanswered
questions remain about how the
situation can be improved, especially in light
of the fact that a number of factors are outside
of the control of the Thai health authorities.
An intervention study is under way to
explore the problem in more detail and to
find ways and means to improve malaria
control in border areas.