An ecoregional classification for the state of Roraima, Brazil: the importance of landscape in malaria biology

An ecoregional classification for the state of Roraima, Brazil: the importance of landscape in malaria biology

Understanding the different background landscapes in which malaria transmission occurs is fundamental to understanding malaria epidemiology and to designing effective local malaria control programs. Geology, geomorphology, vegetation, climate, land use, and anopheline distribution were used as a bas...

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Main Authors: Maria Goreti Rosa-Freitas, Pantelis Tsouris, A Townsend Peterson, Nildimar Alves Honório, Fábio Saito Monteiro de Barros, Ducinéia Barros de Aguiar, Helen da Costa Gurgel, Mércia Eliane de Arruda, Simão Dias Vasconcelos, José Francisco Luitgards-Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
malaria
ecoregions
Amazon
Roraima
Brazil
Anopheles
Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP)
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