Article
Declining malaria transmission in rural Amazon: changing epidemiology and challenges to achieve elimination
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VITOR-SILVA, Sheila et al., Declining malaria transmission in rural Amazon: changing epidemiology and challenges to achieve elimination. Malaria Journal, v. 15, n. 266, p. 1-14, 2016.
1475-2875
10.1186/s12936-016-1326-2
Author
Vitor-Silva, Sheila
Siqueira, André Machado
de Souza Sampaio, Vanderson
Guinovart, Caterina
Reyes-Lecca, Roberto Carlos
de Melo, Gisely Cardoso
Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo
Del Portillo, Hernando A
Alonso, Pedro
Bassat, Quique
Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães
Abstract
In recent years, considerable success in reducing its incidence has been achieved in Brazil, leading to a relative increase in the proportion of cases caused by Plasmodium vivax, considered a harder-to-eliminate parasite. This study aim is to describe the transmission dynamics and associated risk factors in a rural settlement area in the Western Brazilian Amazon.