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 …

Some of the poorest people in the world's poorest countries eke out a living in artisanal and
small‐scale mining (ASM). Equipped with primitive tools like picks, shovels, buckets, and …

The Colombian government included gold mining as one of the drivers of development for
the period 2014–2018. Large-scale gold mining is expanding due mainly to international …

Mercury (Hg) is a harmful pollutant released into the environment from gold mining activities,
representing a risk to human health and the ecosystems. The aim of this study was to assess …

Background Environmental degradation facilitates the emergence of vector-borne diseases,
such as malaria, through changes in the ecological landscape that increase human–vector …

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 …

Background Cross-border malaria is a major barrier to elimination efforts. Along the
Venezuela-Brazil-Guyana border, intense human mobility fueled primarily by a humanitarian …

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 …

Following the 2008 global financial crisis, small-scale gold mining operations proliferated
worldwide. Along Ghana's Offin River, the landscape has been radically transformed by …

Background Reported urban malaria cases are increasing in Latin America, however,
evidence of such trend remains insufficient. Here, we propose an integrated approach that …