2021
Integrating Parasitological and Entomological Observations to Understand Malaria Transmission in Riverine Villages in the Peruvian Amazon
Rosas-Aguirre A, Moreno M, Moreno-Gutierrez D, Llanos-Cuentas A, Saavedra M, Contreras-Mancilla J, Barboza J, Alava F, Aguirre K, Carrasco G, Prussing C, Vinetz J, Conn JE, Speybroeck N, Gamboa D. Integrating Parasitological and Entomological Observations to Understand Malaria Transmission in Riverine Villages in the Peruvian Amazon. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 223: s99-s110. PMID: 33906225, PMCID: PMC8079135, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria prevalenceMalaria transmissionRiverine villagesMalaria risk factorsMalaria transmission dynamicsSubmicroscopic infectionsLocal epidemiologyPolymerase chain reactionIncidence rateRisk factorsHigh prevalenceMalaria casesTreat interventionMalaria strategyPlasmodium vivaxPrevalenceChain reactionTransmission dynamicsAdult AnophelesHigh heterogeneity
2016
Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Peru
Rosas-Aguirre A, Gamboa D, Manrique P, Conn JE, Moreno M, Lescano AG, Sanchez JF, Rodriguez H, Silva H, Llanos-Cuentas A, Vinetz JM. Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Peru. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 95: 133-144. PMID: 27799639, PMCID: PMC5201219, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria transmissionP. vivaxMalaria controlPlasmodium falciparum malaria casesMicroscopy-confirmed casesP. vivax malaria transmissionFalciparum malaria casesPlasmodium vivax malariaVivax malaria transmissionPublic health problemGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyFuture malaria controlImplementation of surveillanceCombination therapyVivax malariaClinical trialsMalaria casesPlasmodium vivaxElimination effortsHealth problemsP. falciparumMosquito transmissionDehydrogenase deficiencyVivaxOngoing surveillance activities