The dynamics of transmission and spatial distribution of malaria in riverside areas of Porto Velho, Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil.
UNLABELLED: The study area in Rondônia was the site of extensive malaria epidemic outbreaks in the 19(th) and 20(th) centuries related to environmental impacts, with large immigration flows. The present work analyzes the transmission dynamics of malaria in these areas to propose measures for avoidin...
Main Authors: | Tony Hiroshi Katsuragawa, Luiz Herman Soares Gil, Mauro Shugiro Tada, Alexandre de Almeida e Silva, Joana D'Arc Neves Costa, Maisa da Silva Araújo, Ana Lúcia Escobar, Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2821918?pdf=render |
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