The clinical–epidemiological profile of malaria patients from Southern Venezuela, a critical hotspot in Latin America

The clinical–epidemiological profile of malaria patients from Southern Venezuela, a critical hotspot in Latin America

Abstract Background Venezuela accounted for 55% of the cases and 73% of the malaria deaths in the Americas in 2019. Bolivar state, in the southeast, contributes > 60% of the country's Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum cases every year. This study describes the clinical–epidemiologic...

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Main Authors: David A. Forero-Peña, Fhabián S. Carrión-Nessi, Melynar Chavero, Ángel Gamardo, Luisamy Figuera, Natasha A. Camejo-Ávila, María V. Marcano, Mariana Hidalgo, Cariagne J. Arenas-Leal, Leopoldo Villegas, María E. Grillet, M. Andreína Pacheco, Marisol Sandoval-de Mora, Ananías A. Escalante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Severe malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
Cerebral malaria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03913-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03913-w

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