Effects of Political Instability in Venezuela on Malaria Resurgence at Ecuador–Peru Border, 2018

Effects of Political Instability in Venezuela on Malaria Resurgence at Ecuador–Peru Border, 2018

Mass migration from Venezuela has increased malaria resurgence risk across South America. During 2018, migrants from Venezuela constituted 96% of imported malaria cases along the Ecuador–Peru border. Plasmodium vivax predominated (96%). Autochthonous malaria cases emerged in areas previously malaria...

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Main Authors: Robinson Jaramillo-Ochoa, Rachel Sippy, Daniel F. Farrell, Cinthya Cueva-Aponte, Efraín Beltrán-Ayala, Jose L. Gonzaga, Tania Ordoñez-León, Fernando A. Quintana, Sadie J. Ryan, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
surveillance
migration
elimination
parasites
Venezuela
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1355_article

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