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Journal Article
Long-term transmission patterns and public health policies leading to malaria elimination in Panamá
2020
Overview
Background
The present study provides a countrywide perspective of the malaria situation in Panamá over a long-term framework, with the purpose of identifying historical malaria resurgence events and their potential causes.
Methods
A descriptive-ecological study was conducted by analysing demographic and epidemiological annual malaria time series data in Panamá (1884–2019) using several data sources. Malaria intensity indicators were calculated during the study period. The effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation on malaria transmission were also analysed using a retrospective analysis of malaria cases between 1957 and 2019.
Results
Several factors were identified responsible for malaria resurgence in Panamá, mostly related with Malaria Control Programme weakening. During the past 20 years (2000–2019) malaria has progressively increased in prevalence within indigenous settlements, with a predominance of male cases and a high proportion (15% of total cases) in children less than 5 years old. During this period, a significant and increasing proportion of the
Plasmodium falciparum
cases were imported. Retrospective analysis (1957–2019) evidenced that ENSO had a significant impact on malaria transmission dynamics in Panamá.
Conclusions
Data analysis confirmed that although authorities have been successful in focalizing malaria transmission in the country, there are still neglected issues to be solved and important intercultural barriers that need to be addressed in order to achieve elimination of the disease by 2022. This information will be useful for targeting strategies by the National Malaria Elimination Programme.
Publisher
BioMed Central,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
Subject
/ Biomedical and Life Sciences
/ Climate
/ El Nino
/ El Nino-Southern Oscillation
/ Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
/ Humans
/ Malaria
/ Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control
/ Malaria, Falciparum - transmission
/ Malaria, Vivax - prevention & control
/ Malaria, Vivax - transmission
/ Panama
/ Panamá
/ Plasmodium falciparum - physiology
/ Plasmodium vivax - physiology
/ Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence
/ Regions
