Epidemiology of Malaria in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2009: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract

This study represents the first systematic review of the burden of malaria in Latin America and the Caribbean, with data from 21 countries.

Proportion of fever attributable to malaria in Colombia: Potential indicators for monitoring progress towards malaria elimination

“…The frequency and distribution of P. vivax and mixed infections indicate a weak effectiveness of malaria treatment in terms of prescriptions, delayed access and limited supervision by health system. As other authors refer, Plasmodium vivax represents de 80 % of clinical malaria cases in Latin America and the Caribbean Island, meanwhile Plasmodium falciparum remains as a main cause of mortality 6 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants (32,43) Policies and strategies for moving from malaria control to elimination require adequate planning to account for transmission levels and for the structure of health and social systems. Identification of asymptomatic and imported cases is key elements for malaria control planning.…”

“…Results of the qualitative review of malaria pre-elimination and elimination programs: Case study of countries with territories in the Amazon Region(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42) …”

Plasmodium falciparumProtein Exported in Erythrocyte and Mechanism Resistance to Malaria

“…According to the World Malaria Report by the World Health Organization (WHO), 3.5 billion people from 106 countries live in areas where they are in risk of transmission, representing half of the world's population [1]. On the other hand, malaria caused an estimated 200 million clinical episodes and 445,000 deaths, 90% of these deaths in Africa [2,3]. Malaria is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus, which are intracellular eukaryotic organisms, with a complex life cycle.…”

“…(1). Anopheles mosquito inoculates the sporozoites with subsequent invasion in liver cells (2); generation of first pre-erythrocytic schizogony (3). B. Erythrocytic cycle.…”

Stabilité des suspensions reconstituées de la combinaison thérapeutique antipaludique à base d’artéméther-luméfantrine avec différents types d’eaux

“…Il est transmis à l'homme par la piqûre d'un moustique appelé anophèle (WHO, 2014). Le paludisme provoqué par l'infection au Plasmodium falciparum est la principale cause de décès liée au paludisme dans le monde (Bardach et al, 2015). Ce parasite est responsable des formes de paludisme les plus graves chez les enfants (Imbert et al, 2003).…”