Assessing the Potential for a Malaria Outbreak in Trinidad and Tobago Due to Migrant Populations From Guyana and Venezuela for the Period 2009–2019
Population movement from high malaria risk areas may increase the likelihood of transmission in T&T, and the influx of people from Venezuela significantly predicts malaria incidence. Malaria literacy, health education, surveillance, prompt diagnosis, treatment, and vector control are some of the interventions urgently needed to prevent a malaria resurgence.
Authors
- Robert J. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4392-8998)
- Marsha Ivey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3205-1748)
- Jonathan Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5334-821X)
- Reshma Narinesingh-Motie
Institutions
- University of the West Indies System (JM)
- University of Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
- Port of Spain General Hospital (TT)
- University of the West Indies (TT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96130
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00