Reappearance of unprecedented falciparum malaria: 28 years after the last case in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni-Potaro, Guyana, South America.
An outbreak of unprecedented falciparum malaria was reported after 28 years absence from the Cuyuni-Mazaruni-Potaro among miners. The introduced cases were locally imported from the South Rupununi, following 'the gold and diamond rush'. Anopheles darlingi was found exclusively.
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Ministry of Health, Guyana.
D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006172:Guyana; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008906:Mining; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013997:Time Factors