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BETANZOS REYES, Ángel Francisco. Challenges and progress in the elimination of malaria in México. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2011, vol.68, n.2, pp.159-168. ISSN 1665-1146.

Malaria continues to be a leading parasite disease in the tropics and subtropics including Latin America. In this region, most cases of malaria are due to Plasmodium vivax, however, cases of Plasmodium falciparum continue to lead to cases of severe malaria in many countries in South America. Control and elimination of malaria in Latin America has been focused on the key steps of the parasite life cycle and transmission mechanism including vector control, decreasing the number of parasites during treatment and human reservoirs with intermittent preventive therapy with antimalarial drugs. In this effort, Mexico has collaborated with many countries in Central America towards the potential elimination of this parasitic infection. In this review, we discuss the achievements and remaining challenges in controlling and potentially eliminating malaria in Mexico.

Palavras-chave : malaria; Plasmodium vivax; control; elimination; estratification; persistence; relapse.

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