The prospect of eliminating malaria transmission in some regions of Brazil

This paper discusses malaria epidemiology and control in Brazil as well as the prospect of interrupting transmission in some areas of the country. The concepts of receptivity and vulnerability of an area to malaria transmission are analysed to predict where elimination might occur in a near future....

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Main Author: Pedro Luiz Tauil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000900013&lng=en&tlng=en