title: [Malaria in the triple border region between Brazil, Colombia and Peru].
abstract: This article aims to analyze the malaria surveillance situation on the triple border between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. This was a qualitative study using questionnaires in the border towns in 2011. The results were analyzed with the SWOT matrix methodology, pointing to significant differences between the malaria surveillance systems along the border. Weaknesses included lack of linkage between actors, lack of trained personnel, high turnover in teams, and lack of malaria specialists in the local hospitals. The study also showed lack of knowledge on malaria and its prevention in the local population. The strengths are the inclusion of new institutional actors, improvement of professional training, distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets, and possibilities for complementary action between surveillance systems through cooperation between health teams on the border. Malaria control can only be successful if the region is dealt with as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo César
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Peiter
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vivian da Cruz
authors.initials: Vda C
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gracie
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Diego Ricardo
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Martha Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Suárez-Mutis
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D062306:Geography, Medical; D006304:Health Status; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100 / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires