Prospects for malaria elimination in Mesoamerica and Hispaniola.

Malaria remains endemic in 21 countries of the American continent with an estimated 427,000 cases per year. Approximately 10% of these occur in the Mesoamerican and Caribbean regions. During the last decade, malaria transmission in Mesoamerica showed a decrease of ~85%; whereas, in the Caribbean reg...

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Main Authors: Sócrates Herrera, Sergio Andrés Ochoa-Orozco, Iveth J González, Lucrecia Peinado, Martha L Quiñones, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4431857?pdf=render