Asymptomatic Plasmodium infection in a residual malaria transmission area in the Atlantic Forest region: Implications for elimination

Asymptomatic Plasmodium infection in a residual malaria transmission area in the Atlantic Forest region: Implications for elimination

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Elimination of malaria in areas of interrupted transmission warrants careful case assessment to avoid the reintroduction of this disease. Occasional malaria cases are reported among visitors of the Atlantic Forest area of Brazil, while data on residents of this area are scar...

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Main Authors: Renata Bortolasse Miguel, Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, Maria Carmen Arroyo Sanchez, José Rodrigues Coura, Simone da Silva Santos, Sidnei da Silva, Carlos José de Carvalho Moreira, Martha Cecilia Suárez-Mutis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium infection
Extra-Amazonian region
Elimination
Rio de Janeiro State.
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