Long-term transmission patterns and public health policies leading to malaria elimination in Panamá

L Hurtado, A Cumbrera, C Rigg, M Perea… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background The present study provides a countrywide perspective of the malaria situation in
Panamá over a long-term framework, with the purpose of identifying historical malaria …

Malaria surveillance and case management in remote and indigenous communities of Panama: results from a community-based health worker pilot

D Bhavnani, B García Espinosa, M Baird, N Presley… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Panama is one of eight countries in Mesoamerica that aims to eliminate malaria
by 2022. Malaria is concentrated in indigenous and remote regions like Guna Yala, a …

Study of epidemiological behaviour of malaria and its control in the Purulia district of West Bengal, India (2016–2020)

S Pradhan, S Hore, SK Maji, S Manna, A Maity… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Purulia is a malaria-prone district in West Bengal, India, with approximately half of the blocks
defined as malaria endemic. We analyzed the malaria case in each block of the Purulia …

Population genomics of Plasmodium vivax in Panama to assess the risk of case importation on malaria elimination

LE Buyon, AM Santamaria, AM Early… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Malaria incidence in Panama has plateaued in recent years in spite of elimination efforts,
with almost all cases caused by Plasmodium vivax. Notwithstanding, overall malaria …

Plasmodium falciparum Genetic Diversity in Panamá Based on glurp, msp-1 and msp-2 Genes: Implications for Malaria Elimination in Mesoamerica

AM Santamaría, V Vásquez, C Rigg, D Moreno… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
Panamá, together with all the nations in Mesoamerica, has committed to eliminate malaria
from the region by 2020. As these countries approach malaria elimination and local …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria en la región eco-epidemiológica del Caribe Colombiano, 1960-2019

L Acuña-Cantillo, MJ Olivera… - Revista Peruana de …, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
La malaria en Colombia tiene un comportamiento heterogéneo y variable, entre las
regiones. Para establecer su comportamiento epidemiológico en la región del Caribe …

Malaria in the eco-epidemiological region of the Colombian Caribbean, 1960-2019

L Acuña-Cantillo, MJ Olivera… - Revista Peruana de …, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
Malaria has a heterogeneous and variable behavior among Colombian regions. In order to
establish its epidemiological behavior in the Colombian Caribbean region between 1960 …

Detection through the use of RT-MqPCR of asymptomatic reservoirs of malaria in samples of patients from the indigenous Comarca of Guna Yala, Panama: Essential …

L Cáceres Carrera, AM Santamaría, AM Castillo… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Plasmodium vivax is the main causative agent of malaria in Panama. However,
the prevalence of asymptomatic infections in the different endemic regions remains …

Entomological Surveillance Planning Tool (ESPT)-generated actionable evidence on human and vector behaviours optimizes present interventions and reduces …

MI Ávila, ÉA Vajda, E Jeffrey Gutiérrez, D Gibson… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Although most of Panamá is free from malaria, localized foci of
transmission persist, including in the Guna Yala region. Government-led entomological …

Anopheles drivers of persisting malaria transmission in Guna Yala, Panamá: an operational investigation

MI Ávila, ÉA Vajda, EJ Gutiérrez, DA Gibson… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Though most of Panamá is free from malaria, localized foci of
transmission persist, including in the Guna Yala region. Government-led entomological …