First published record of urban malaria in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, Colombia

Patterns of malaria cases were compared between the department of Meta and the municipality of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia, to examine temporal change in malaria from 2005-2010. During this time frame in Meta the mean ratio was 2.53; in contrast, in Puerto Gaitán it was 1.41, meaning that a surprisingly...

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Main Authors: Luz Stella Buitrago, Helena Luisa Brochero, Sascha N McKeon, William Lainhart, Jan E Conn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000801045&lng=en&tlng=en