[HTML][HTML] Malaria in gold miners in the Guianas and the Amazon: current knowledge and challenges

M Douine, Y Lambert, L Musset, H Hiwat… - Current Tropical …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Imported malaria definition and minimum data for surveillance

NJ Arisco, C Peterka, MC Castro - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The mobility of malaria-infected individuals poses challenges to elimination campaigns by
way of spreading parasite drug resistance, straining country-to-country collaboration, and …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-border malaria in Northern Brazil

NJ Arisco, C Peterka, MC Castro - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Self-diagnosis and self-treatment of malaria in hard-to-reach and mobile populations of the Amazon: results of Malakit, an international multicentric …

M Douine, Y Lambert, MS Galindo, L Mutricy… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated impact of tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax control and elimination in Brazil: A modelling study

N Nekkab, R Lana, M Lacerda, T Obadia… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite recent intensification of control measures, Plasmodium vivax poses a
major challenge for malaria elimination efforts. Liver-stage hypnozoite parasites that cause …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions about malaria among Brazilian gold miners in an Amazonian border area: perspectives for malaria elimination strategies

FLG Murta, LLG Marques, APC Santos, TSB Batista… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Mining in the Amazon exposes gold miners to various diseases,
including malaria, whose control is still a major challenge. The environment of the mines …

[HTML][HTML] Contributing to elimination of cross-border malaria through a standardized solution for case surveillance, data sharing, and data interpretation: development of …

R Saldanha, É Mosnier, C Barcellos… - JMIR public health …, 2020 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Cross-border malaria is a significant obstacle to achieving malaria control and
elimination worldwide. Objective: This study aimed to build a cross-border surveillance …

[HTML][HTML] Reaching the malaria elimination goal in Brazil: a spatial analysis and time-series study

GZ Laporta, ME Grillet, SR Rodovalho… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Since 2015, the Global Technical Strategy (GTS) for Malaria 2016–
2030 has been adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] An insight to better understanding cross border malaria in Saudi Arabia

SA Abdalal, J Yukich, K Andrinoplous, S Harakeh… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Border malaria is a major obstacle for the malaria elimination in Saudi Arabia.
Today, the southern border of Saudi Arabia is a region where malaria cases are resurging …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Malakit intervention on perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to malaria among workers in clandestine gold mines in French …

C Longchamps, MS Galindo, Y Lambert, A Sanna… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Clandestine gold miners remain key hosts for malaria in French Guiana (FG)
and contribute to imported malaria cases in Suriname and Brazil. The Malakit intervention …