On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR
Abstract Presently, many malaria-endemic countries in the world are transitioning towards malaria elimination. Out of the 105 countries with ongoing malaria transmission, 10 countries are classified as being in the pre-elimination phase of malaria control, and 9 countries are in the malaria eliminat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6f2128e1433543f993d0eb4b14d91dd9 2023-05-15T15:09:44+02:00 On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR Anatoly V. Kondrashin Lola F. Morozova Ekaterina V. Stepanova Natalia A. Turbabina Maria S. Maksimova Evgeny N. Morozov 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2495-y https://doaj.org/article/6f2128e1433543f993d0eb4b14d91dd9 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2495-y https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2495-y 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/6f2128e1433543f993d0eb4b14d91dd9 Malaria Journal, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018) Plasmodium vivax Elimination Epidemiology Severe malaria Asymptomatic malaria Primaquine Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2495-y 2022-12-31T10:41:52Z Abstract Presently, many malaria-endemic countries in the world are transitioning towards malaria elimination. Out of the 105 countries with ongoing malaria transmission, 10 countries are classified as being in the pre-elimination phase of malaria control, and 9 countries are in the malaria elimination stage, whereas 7 countries are classified as being in the prevention of introduction phase. Between 2000 and 2015, 17 countries eliminated malaria (i.e., attained zero indigenous cases for 3 years or more). Seven countries were certified by the WHO as having successfully eliminated malaria. The purpose of this review was to analyse the epidemiological characteristics of vivax malaria during the various stages of malaria eradication (elimination) programmes in different countries in the past and present. Experiences of the republics of the former USSR with malaria are interesting, particularly since the data overwhelmingly were published in Russian and might not be known to western readers. Among the most important characteristics of Plasmodium vivax epidemiology at present are changes in the ratio of the short-incubation P. vivax to long-incubation P. vivax, the incidence of severe P. vivax cases, the increased numbers of asymptomatic P. vivax cases, the reduced response to anti-malarials and a few others. Various factors contributing towards the peculiarities of P. vivax epidemiology are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 17 1 |
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Abstract Presently, many malaria-endemic countries in the world are transitioning towards malaria elimination. Out of the 105 countries with ongoing malaria transmission, 10 countries are classified as being in the pre-elimination phase of malaria control, and 9 countries are in the malaria elimination stage, whereas 7 countries are classified as being in the prevention of introduction phase. Between 2000 and 2015, 17 countries eliminated malaria (i.e., attained zero indigenous cases for 3 years or more). Seven countries were certified by the WHO as having successfully eliminated malaria. The purpose of this review was to analyse the epidemiological characteristics of vivax malaria during the various stages of malaria eradication (elimination) programmes in different countries in the past and present. Experiences of the republics of the former USSR with malaria are interesting, particularly since the data overwhelmingly were published in Russian and might not be known to western readers. Among the most important characteristics of Plasmodium vivax epidemiology at present are changes in the ratio of the short-incubation P. vivax to long-incubation P. vivax, the incidence of severe P. vivax cases, the increased numbers of asymptomatic P. vivax cases, the reduced response to anti-malarials and a few others. Various factors contributing towards the peculiarities of P. vivax epidemiology are discussed. |
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Anatoly V. Kondrashin Lola F. Morozova Ekaterina V. Stepanova Natalia A. Turbabina Maria S. Maksimova Evgeny N. Morozov |
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Anatoly V. Kondrashin Lola F. Morozova Ekaterina V. Stepanova Natalia A. Turbabina Maria S. Maksimova Evgeny N. Morozov |
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On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR |
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On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR |
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On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR |
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On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR |
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On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR |
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