Malaria in Turkey: Successful control and strategies for achieving elimination

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dc.contributor.authorÖzbilgin A.
dc.contributor.authorTopluoglu S.
dc.contributor.authorEs S.
dc.contributor.authorIslek E.
dc.contributor.authorMollahaliloglu S.
dc.contributor.authorErkoc Y.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:19:55Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:19:55Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractTurkey is located in the middle of Asia, Africa and Europe, close to Caucasia, Balkans and Middle East in subtropical climate zone. Malaria has been known since the early ages of human history and it was one of the leading diseases in Anatolian history, as well. Today, chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium vivax is the only agent of autochthonous malaria cases in Turkey. The other Plasmodium species identified are isolated from imported cases of malaria. The most common vector of malaria in Turkey is Anopheles sacharovi followed by An. superpictus, An. maculipennis and An. subalpinus. In 2009, pre-elimination stage of Malaria Program was started due to dramatic decline in the number of malaria cases in Turkey (Total, 84; 38 autochthonous cases only in 26 foci in south-eastern Anatolia, and 46 imported cases; incidence: 0.1/100,000). As there were no detected cases of new autochthonous malaria in the first 8 months of 2010, elimination stage was started. The role of the persistent policies and successful applications of the Ministry of Health, such as the strict control of the patients using anti-malarial drugs especially chloroquine, avoidance of resistant insecticides, facilitation of access to patients via Health Transformation Program (HTP), establishment of close contact with the patients' families, and improvement of reporting and surveillance system, was essential. In addition, improvement maintained in the motivations and professional rights of malaria workers, as well in the coordination of field studies and maintenance of a decline or termination in vector-to-person transmission were all achieved with the insistent policies of the Ministry of Health. Other factors that probably contributed to elimination studies include lessening of military operations in south-eastern Anatolia and the lowering of malaria cases in neighbouring countries in recent years. Free access to health services concerning malaria is still successfully conducted throughout the country. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.06.011
dc.identifier.issn18736254
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17898
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAnopheles
dc.subjectAntimalarials
dc.subjectChloroquine
dc.subjectDisease Outbreaks
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInsect Vectors
dc.subjectMalaria, Vivax
dc.subjectPlasmodium
dc.subjectTravel
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectAnopheles sacharovi
dc.subjectPlasmodium vivax
dc.subjectartesunate
dc.subjectchloroquine
dc.subjectcipermethrin
dc.subjectcyhalothrin
dc.subjectdeltamethrin
dc.subjectdiflubenzuron
dc.subjectglucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
dc.subjectinsecticide
dc.subjectmefloquine
dc.subjectmethoprene
dc.subjectprimaquine
dc.subjectpyriproxyfen
dc.subjectquinine
dc.subjecttemefos
dc.subjecttetracycline
dc.subjectdisease control
dc.subjectdisease transmission
dc.subjectdisease vector
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectmalaria
dc.subjectAnopheles
dc.subjectAnopheles algeriensis
dc.subjectanopheles claviger
dc.subjectanopheles hyrcanus
dc.subjectanopheles maculipennis
dc.subjectAnopheles marteri
dc.subjectAnopheles plumbeus
dc.subjectanopheles pulcherrimus
dc.subjectanopheles sacharovi
dc.subjectAnopheles subalpinus
dc.subjectAnopheles superpictus
dc.subjectblood sampling
dc.subjectbudget
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectdisease carrier
dc.subjectdisease surveillance
dc.subjectdisease transmission
dc.subjectendemic disease
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subjectglucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
dc.subjecthealth care access
dc.subjecthealth care personnel
dc.subjecthealth program
dc.subjecthealth service
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectincidence
dc.subjectlarva
dc.subjectmalaria
dc.subjectmalaria control
dc.subjectmedical society
dc.subjectmilitary deployment
dc.subjectPlasmodium ciparum
dc.subjectPlasmodium falciparum
dc.subjectPlasmodium malariae
dc.subjectPlasmodium malariae infection
dc.subjectPlasmodium vivax
dc.subjectreview
dc.subjectseasonal variation
dc.subjecttraining
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectvector control
dc.titleMalaria in Turkey: Successful control and strategies for achieving elimination
dc.typeReview

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