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. 2022 Apr 29:55:e05592021.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0559-2021. eCollection 2022.

Malaria epidemics in Colombia, 1970-2019

Julio Cesar Padilla Rodríguez  1 , Mario Javier Olivera  1   2 , María Cristina Padilla Herrera  1 , Edwin Pachón Abril  1   3
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Malaria epidemics in Colombia, 1970-2019

Julio Cesar Padilla Rodríguez et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .

Abstract

Background: Malaria has unstable transmission in Colombia and has variable endemic-epidemic patterns. This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of malaria epidemics registered in Colombia from 1970-2019.

Methods: Data from 1979-2019 were collected from the National Public Health Surveillance System. The data was tabulated and pertinent descriptive analyses were carried out.

Results: Fifteen malaria outbreaks and approximately five-year-long epidemic cycles were observed in Colombia during the study period.

Conclusions: Malaria epidemics in Colombia present a five-yearly transmission pattern, mainly due to the increased vulnerability produced by seasonal population migrations in receptive areas with active transmission.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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FIGURE 1:. Malaria epidemics in Colombia, 1970-2019.
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FIGURE 2:. Epidemic outbreaks by eco-epidemiological regions in Colombia, 1970-2019.
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