Unexpectedly long incubation period of <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>malaria, in the absence of chemoprophylaxis, in patients diagnosed outside the transmission area in Brazil

Unexpectedly long incubation period of <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>malaria, in the absence of chemoprophylaxis, in patients diagnosed outside the transmission area in Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2010, Brazil recorded 3343,599 cases of malaria, with 99.6% of them concentrated in the Amazon region. <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>accounts for 86% of the cases circulating in the country. The extra-Amazonian region, whe...

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Main Authors: da Silveira Bressan Clarisse, Pedro Renata, de Pina Costa Anielle, Brasil Patrícia, da Silva Sidnei, Tauil Pedro, Daniel-Ribeiro Cláudio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/122

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