sentences:  Malaria affects nearly 85% of the national territory, mainly the Pacific ocean coast, the Amazon jungle and eastern savannas, with an estimated of 250,000 cases/year and a mortality rate of 3/100,000.The main agent is "Plasmodium vivax" with 66% of the cases, except on the Pacific coast, where "Plasmodium falciparum" causes 75% of the cases.Yellow fever and Dengue fever are major public health concerns, because of their high epidemic potential, high mortality rate and wide distribution of "Aedes aegypti".