Suriname: first malaria-free country in the Amazon region

On June 30, 2025, WHO certified Suriname malaria free, after 3 consecutive years of proven interruption of indigenous malaria transmission by Anopheles mosquitoes. The country recorded the last cases of locally transmitted Plasmodium falciparum malaria in 2018 and of Plasmodium vivax malaria in 2021.

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The Lancet Microbe
Published
2025-09-24
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101246
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Malaria Research and Control
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Suriname: first malaria-free country in the Amazon region

Manjulika Das
The Lancet Microbe
Malaria Research and Control
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Suriname: first malaria-free country in the Amazon region

Manjulika Das
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Abstract

On June 30, 2025, WHO certified Suriname malaria free, after 3 consecutive years of proven interruption of indigenous malaria transmission by Anopheles mosquitoes. The country recorded the last cases of locally transmitted Plasmodium falciparum malaria in 2018 and of Plasmodium vivax malaria in 2021.

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