Publications by authors named "Silvia Arevalo de Los Rios"
Article Synopsis
- * A study conducted from November 2019 to May 2020 found persistent malaria cases, with high infection rates and limited genetic diversity among the local parasite populations.
- * Notably, resistance to anti-malarial drugs was identified, emphasizing the need for targeted strategies to address unique mobility patterns and prevent imported malaria infections in these remote areas.
Article Synopsis
- Hard-to-reach communities in Peru pose significant challenges for malaria elimination due to insufficient data on transmission patterns; a study conducted in Nueva Jerusalén (NJ), a remote indigenous community, aimed to address this gap through sample collection and analysis.
- The study found that active case detection did not significantly reduce malaria cases, with a continuous presence of infections, particularly Plasmodium vivax (Pv) and Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), showing low genetic diversity and distinct genetic differences from parasites in other areas.
- Resistance markers for chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine were present in NJ's Pf parasites, alongside common gene deletions, indicating the need for customized interventions that consider population mobility and imported infections to
