Epidemiology and control of malaria in Colombia
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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106(supl.1): 114-122, Aug. 2011. graf, mapas
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ABSTRACT
Malaria is currently one of the most serious public health problems in Colombia with an endemic/epidemic transmission pattern that has maintained endemic levels and an average of 105,000 annual clinical cases being reported over the last five years. Plasmodium vivax accounts for approximately 70 percent of reported cases with the remainder attributed almost exclusively to Plasmodium falciparum. A limited number of severe and complicated cases have resulted in mortality, which is a downward trend that has been maintained over the last few years. More than 90 percent of the malaria cases in Colombia are confined to 70 municipalities (about 7 percent of the total municipalities of Colombia), with high predominance (85 percent) in rural areas. The purpose of this paper is to review the progress of malaria-eradication activities and control measures over the past century within the eco-epidemiologic context of malaria transmission together with official consolidated morbidity and mortality reports. This review may contribute to the formulation of new antimalarial strategies and policies intended to achieve malaria elimination/eradication in Colombia and in the region.
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Asunto principal:
Malaria Vivax
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Malaria Falciparum
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Enfermedades Endémicas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Colombia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Colombia
Institución/País de afiliación:
Caucaseco Scientific Research Center/CO
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Ministry of Social Protection/CO
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National Institute of Health/CO
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Pan American Health Organization/CO
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