ReviewRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2024
Malaria in areas under mining activity in the Amazon: A review.
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- Anthropogenic landscapes and vector-borne disease dynamics: Unveiling the complex interplay between Human Footprint and disease transmission in Colombia.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Cross-country analysis of health systems and hospital utilization across the Amazon.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2026Article
- Economic burden of malaria in the Brazilian Amazon from a societal perspective.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- What impact did the Brazilian Federal Government's intervention have on malaria cases in the Yanomami Indigenous lands?Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria transmission in the state of Pará, Brazil.Malaria journal · 2025Observational
- Multisectoral approaches to the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases: lessons learned from case studies.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- The pattern of gene amplification of members of the Plasmodium vivax erythrocyte binding-like proteins family across the Amazon rainforest.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Mining and malaria in the Brazilian Amazon and in the Yanomami indigenous land.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Towards Malaria Elimination: A Nationwide Case-Control Study to Assess Risk Factors for Severe Malaria-Related Deaths in Brazil.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2025Article
- Human mobility, garimpos and spatiotemporal malaria transmission in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory: a retrospective observational study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Changes in the malaria transmission profile in a low-endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon: a cause for concern.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2025Article
- Risk factors for contracting malaria in six wards of Mudzi District, Zimbabwe: A case control-study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Current Developments in Malaria Vaccination: A Concise Review on Implementation, Challenges, and Future Directions.Clinical pharmacology : advances and applications · 2025Review
- Towards malaria elimination: a case-control study to assess associated factors to malaria relapses in the extra-Amazon Region of Brazil from 2008 to 2019.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Brazil towards malaria elimination: A time-series analysis of imported cases from 2007 to 2022.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Deforestation and high human mobility due to mining activities have been key to the increase in malaria cases in the Americas. Here, we review the epidemiological and control aspects of malaria in the Amazon mining areas. Epidemiological evidence shows: 1) a positive correlation between illegal mining activity and malaria incidence, mostly in the Amazon region; 2) most Brazilian miners are males aged 15-29 years who move between states and even countries; 3) miners do not fear the disease and rely on medical care, diagnosis, and medication when they become ill; 4) illegal mining has emerged as the most reported anthropogenic activity within indigenous lands and is identified as a major cause of malaria outbreaks among indigenous people in the Amazon; and 5) because mining is largely illegal, most areas are not covered by any healthcare facilities or activities, leading to little assistance in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Our review identified five strategies for reducing the malaria incidence in areas with mining activities: 1) reviewing legislation to control deforestation and mining expansion, particularly in indigenous lands; 2) strengthening malaria surveillance by expanding the network of community health agents to support rapid diagnosis and treatment; 3) reinforcing vector control strategies, such as the use of insecticide-treated nets; 4) integrating deforestation alerts into the national malaria control program; and 5) implementing multi-sectoral activities and providing prompt assistance to indigenous populations. With this roadmap, we can expect a decrease in malaria incidence in the Amazonian mining areas in the future.
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