Malaria Control and Elimination, Venezuela, 1800s–1970s

Venezuela had the highest number of human malaria cases in Latin American before 1936. During 1891–1920, malaria was endemic to >600,000 km2 of this country; malaria death rates led to major population decreases during 1891–1920. No pathogen, including the influenza virus that caused the 1918 pan...

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Main Authors: Sean M. Griffing, Leopoldo Villegas, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/13-0917_article