Biodiversity can help prevent malaria outbreaks in tropical forests.

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax is a widely distributed, neglected parasite that can cause malaria and death in tropical areas. It is associated with an estimated 80-300 million cases of malaria worldwide. Brazilian tropical rain forests encompass host- and vector-rich communities, in which two hypothe...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Zorello Laporta, Paulo Inácio Knegt Lopez de Prado, Roberto André Kraenkel, Renato Mendes Coutinho, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605282?pdf=render