| molecular investigation into a malaria outbreak in cusco, peru: plasmodium falciparum bv1 lineage is linked to a second outbreak in recent times. | in november 2013, a plasmodium falciparum malaria outbreak of 11 cases occurred in cusco, southern peru, where falciparum malaria had not been reported since 1946. although initial microscopic diagnosis reported only plasmodium vivax infection in each of the specimens, subsequent examination by the national reference laboratory confirmed p. falciparum infection in all samples. molecular typing of four available isolates revealed identity as the b-variant (bv1) strain that was responsible for a m ... | 2015 | 26483121 |
| successful malaria elimination in the ecuador-peru border region: epidemiology and lessons learned. | in recent years, malaria (plasmodium vivax and plasmodium falciparum) has been successfully controlled in the ecuador-peru coastal border region. the aim of this study was to document this control effort and to identify the best practices and lessons learned that are applicable to malaria control and to other vector-borne diseases. a proximal outcome evaluation was conducted of the robust elimination programme in el oro province, ecuador, and the tumbes region, peru. data collection efforts incl ... | 2016 | 27894320 |