Malaria and other febrile diseases among travellers: the experience of a reference centre located outside the Brazilian Amazon Region
Abstract Background Malaria is endemic in countries located in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The increasing flow of domestic and international travellers has made malaria a relevant health problem even in non-endemic regions. Malaria has been described as the main diagnosis among travellers pre...
Main Authors: | Andréa Beltrami Dotrário, Lucas José Bazzo Menon, Valdes Roberto Bollela, Roberto Martinez, Daniel Cardoso de Almeida e Araújo, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, Rodrigo de C. Santana |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-05-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-016-1347-x |
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