Malaria in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela: current challenges in malaria control and elimination
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 …
America in the 2000s, this mosquito-transmitted tropical disease remains an important public …
Malaria in gold miners in the Guianas and the Amazon: current knowledge and challenges
Abstract Purpose of Review Following Paraguay and Argentina, several countries from the
Amazon region aim to eliminate malaria. To achieve this, all key affected and vulnerable …
Amazon region aim to eliminate malaria. To achieve this, all key affected and vulnerable …
Local emergence in Amazonia of Plasmodium falciparum k13 C580Y mutants associated with in vitro artemisinin resistance
Antimalarial drug resistance has historically arisen through convergent de novo mutations in
Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations in Southeast Asia and South America. For the …
Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations in Southeast Asia and South America. For the …
Synergies between environmental degradation and climate variation on malaria re-emergence in southern Venezuela: a spatiotemporal modelling study
IK Fletcher, ME Grillet, JE Moreno… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Environmental degradation facilitates the emergence of vector-borne diseases,
such as malaria, through changes in the ecological landscape that increase human–vector …
such as malaria, through changes in the ecological landscape that increase human–vector …
Illegal gold miners in French Guiana: a neglected population with poor health
Abstract Background In French Guiana, a French overseas territory in South America, 6 to 10
thousands undocumented persons work illegally in gold mining sites in the Amazonian …
thousands undocumented persons work illegally in gold mining sites in the Amazonian …
Self-diagnosis and self-treatment of malaria in hard-to-reach and mobile populations of the Amazon: results of Malakit, an international multicentric intervention …
abstract Background: Illegal gold miners are currently key hosts for malaria in French
Guiana (FG), with a risk of emergence of resistance linked to improper use of artemisinin …
Guiana (FG), with a risk of emergence of resistance linked to improper use of artemisinin …
Malaria in Southern Venezuela: the hottest hotspot in Latin America
ME Grillet, JE Moreno… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Malaria elimination in Latin America is becoming an elusive goal. Malaria cases reached a
historical~ 1 million in 2017 and 2018, with Venezuela contributing 53% and 51% of those …
historical~ 1 million in 2017 and 2018, with Venezuela contributing 53% and 51% of those …
Ecology, evolution, and epidemiology of zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases in French Guiana: Transdisciplinarity does matter to tackle new emerging …
Abstract French Guiana is a European ultraperipheric region located on the northern Atlantic
coast of South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation …
coast of South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation …
The (in) visible health risks of climate change
This paper scrutinizes the assertion that knowledge gaps concerning health risks from
climate change are unjust, and must be addressed, because they hinder evidence-led …
climate change are unjust, and must be addressed, because they hinder evidence-led …
Zoonoses and gold mining: A cross-sectional study to assess yellow fever immunization, Q fever, leptospirosis and leishmaniasis among the population working on …
Background Most emerging pathogens are zoonoses and have a wildlife origin.
Anthropization and disruption of ecosystems favor the crossing of inter-species barriers. We …
Anthropization and disruption of ecosystems favor the crossing of inter-species barriers. We …