Malaria in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela: current challenges in malaria control and elimination

J Recht, AM Siqueira, WM Monteiro, SM Herrera… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
In spite of significant progress towards malaria control and elimination achieved in South
America in the 2000s, this mosquito-transmitted tropical disease remains an important public …

A systematic review of transfusion-transmitted malaria in non-endemic areas

F Verra, A Angheben, E Martello, G Giorli, F Perandin… - Malaria Journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) is an accidental Plasmodium infection
caused by whole blood or a blood component transfusion from a malaria infected donor to a …

Reaching the malaria elimination goal in Brazil: a spatial analysis and time-series study

GZ Laporta, ME Grillet, SR Rodovalho… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Since 2015, the Global Technical Strategy (GTS) for Malaria 2016–
2030 has been adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a comprehensive …

Dose‐dependent inactivation of Plasmodium falciparum in red blood cell concentrates by treatment with short‐wavelength ultraviolet light

S Fischer, S Zilkenat, M Rosse, TJ Schulze… - Vox …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Plasmodium species are naturally transmitted by
Anopheles mosquitos. The parasite infects red blood cells (RBCs) and can be transfused …

Malaria resurgence in the Americas: an underestimated threat

JL Espinoza - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium (P.
falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi) and acquired through the bites …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the malaria elimination policy in Brazil: a systematic review and epidemiological analysis study

JO Melo, MAO Padilha, RTA Barbosa… - Tropical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After a centenary fight against malaria, Brazil has seen an opportunity for change with the
proposal of the malaria elimination policy set by the Brazilian government, in line with …

Barreras y facilitadores para la eliminación de la malaria. Una revisión narrativa de la literatura

A Perdomo-Ruiz, G Carrasquilla… - Revista Salud Pública …, 2023 - medigraphic.com
Introducción: A pesar de ser una enfermedad prevenible y curable, la malaria continúa
siendo un problema para la salud pública. Objetivo: Identificar las barreras y facilitadores …

A new Real Time PCR with species-specific primers from Plasmodium malariae/P. brasilianum mitochondrial cytochrome b gene

EH Dos Santos, L Yamamoto, W Domingues… - Parasitology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plasmodium malariae mainly causes asymptomatic submicroscopic parasitemia in the
endemic Amazon and non-endemic Atlantic Forest, where the number of cases and …

Use of a NAT-based assay to improve the surveillance system and prevent transfusion-transmitted malaria in blood banks

D Rocha, GC de Melo, JMH Carneiro, M Ribeiro… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Malaria can be transmitted by blood transfusion through donations collected
from asymptomatic donors. Transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) poses a great risk to …

Current Situation of Transfusion‐Transmitted Malaria in China

H Lin - Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although China is moving toward the eradication of malaria and no indigenous malaria has
been reported in most Chinese provinces for several years, recent evaluations have …