Abstract

CACERES G, José Luis. Récord de incidencia malárica en Venezuela . Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2013, vol.53, n.1, pp.88-98. ISSN 1690-4648.

In 2012 Venezuela reported the highest recorded incidence  of  malaria  in  its  history  with  51,264  cases, surpassing  the  previous  high  of  5,893  (12.6%)  in  1990. Bolivar state increased to 44,180 incidence cases (86.2% of the country), with three municipalities in "epidemic" and two in "alarm" status. In Amazonas state, malaria increased and continued to occur mainly in children under 15 years (41.3%) with this group having  39.8% of the incidence of Plasmodium vivax, 50.8%, of Plasmodium falciparum, 82.6% Plasmodium malariae  and  47.1%  of  mixed  infections.  The  Benitez's epidemic and increased cases in four municipalities in Sucre make  Bolivar  state  an  high-risk  state,  given  its  openness and vulnerability The Massive Radical Cure, accompanied by spatial fogging of insecticide in the 20 localities with the highest incidence in Sifontes municipality could control 48.3% of  malaria  in  the  municipality,  34.3%  in  Bolívar  state  and 29.6% in the whole country. Venezuela has the knowledge, expertise and trained personnel for implementation of Malaria eradication programme. The future of the disease depends on the health authorities as it is right now driven by a "National Programme for Prevention and Control", whose activities are a mixture of "eradication" and "control" with very low compliance, and the current results are a negative record.

Keywords : record; incidence; malaria; municipality; state.

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