dc.creator | Massad, Eduardo | |
dc.creator | Behrens, Ronald H. | |
dc.creator | Burattini, Marcelo Nascimento | |
dc.creator | Coutinho, Francisco Antonio Bezerra | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-18T21:33:48Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-04T14:34:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-04-18T21:33:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-04T14:34:55Z | |
dc.date.created | 2012-04-18T21:33:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier | MALARIA JOURNAL, LONDON, v.8, DEC 16, 2009 | |
dc.identifier | 1475-2875 | |
dc.identifier | http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/15165 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1186/1475-2875-8-296 | |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-296 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1612005 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Malaria is an important threat to travelers visiting endemic regions. The risk of acquiring malaria is complex and a number of factors including transmission intensity, duration of exposure, season of the year and use of chemoprophylaxis have to be taken into account estimating risk. Materials and methods: A mathematical model was developed to estimate the risk of non-immune individual acquiring falciparum malaria when traveling to the Amazon region of Brazil. The risk of malaria infection to travelers was calculated as a function of duration of exposure and season of arrival. Results: The results suggest significant variation of risk for non-immune travelers depending on arrival season, duration of the visit and transmission intensity. The calculated risk for visitors staying longer than 4 months during peak transmission was 0.5% per visit. Conclusions: Risk estimates based on mathematical modeling based on accurate data can be a valuable tool in assessing risk/benefits and cost/benefits when deciding on the value of interventions for travelers to malaria endemic regions. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | |
dc.publisher | LONDON | |
dc.relation | Malaria Journal | |
dc.rights | Copyright BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | |
dc.rights | openAccess | |
dc.title | Modeling the risk of malaria for travelers to areas with stable malaria transmission | |
dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |