Epidemiological Update, Increase of malaria in the Americas (30 January 2018)
Actualización Epidemiológica, Aumento de malaria en las Américas (30 enero 2018)
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Following a continued decrease in the number of malaria cases from 2005 to 2014 in the Region of the Americas, an increase was observed in 2015, 2016, and most recently in 2017. In 2016, 9 countries of the Region (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) reported an increase in malaria cases. In 2017, five countries reported an increase in malaria cases: Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. In addition, Cuba and Costa Rica reported indigenous cases and Honduras reported malaria cases in an area where cases had not been detected recently. Following are summaries of the malaria situation in several countries of the Region. Después de un descenso sostenido en el número de casos de malaria desde 2005 hasta 2014 en la Región de las Américas, se observó un aumento entre 2015, 2016, y 2017. En 2016, nueve países de la Región (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haití, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela) notificaron un aumento de casos de malaria. En 2017, cinco países notificaron un incremento de casos: Brasil, Ecuador, México, Nicaragua y Venezuela. Adicionalmente, Cuba y Costa Rica notificaron casos autóctonos y Honduras registró casos de malaria en un área donde no se habían detectado casos recientemente. A continuación se brinda un resumen de la situación de malaria en varios países de la región.
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