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-free. Heightened malaria control and a response to this humanitarian crisis are imperative.
Effects of Political Instability in Venezuela on Malaria Resurgence at Ecuador–Peru Border, 2018
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- Category: Communicable diseases
- Publication Date: 2019
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