This region includes the countries of North and South America and island nations in their adjacent waters. This region includes three of the largest countries in the world, as well as some of the smallest.
While this region is virtually free of some infectious diseases, including poliomyelitis and measles, many other infectious diseases remain endemic and epidemic. In January 2010, Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake that damaged and destroyed several buildings, including hospitals. The country continues to face many health challenges, particularly the spread of cholera in the aftermath of the earthquake. The region is currently under threat from dengue and chikungunya.
NIAID priorities in the Americas include research on HIV/AIDS, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and neglected tropical diseases, particularly Chagas disease which is endemic only in Central and South America. All NIAID activities in this region aim to improve understanding of these diseases and to translate new discoveries into methods of preventing, diagnosing, and treating them.
- Argentina
- Barbados
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Highlights
U.S.-Mexico Forum on Arbovirus Disease Research: Priorities for Collaboration and Partnership, November 28 - 30, 2017, Mexico City, Mexico
Approximately 50 U.S. and Mexican investigators from public, private, and government institutions convened to share information about high priority arbovirus disease research and discuss collaborative research opportunities.
News
One-Month Tuberculosis Prophylaxis as Effective as Nine-Month Regimen for People Living with HIV, March 5, 2018
Phase 2 Zika Vaccine Trial Begins in U.S., Central and South America, March 31, 2017
Origins of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic in Swine in Mexico, June 28, 2016
NIH Launches Large Study of Pregnant Women in Areas Affected by Zika Virus, June 21, 2016
Dengue Vaccine Enters Phase 3 Trial in Brazil, January 14, 2016
Learn more about NIAID's FY2020 international research activities in the Americas and the Caribbean in this Fact Sheet.
For more information about NIAID-funded activities in the Americas and Caribbean region, please email NIAIDOGRACAP@mail.nih.gov.