Complex malaria epidemiology in an international border area between Brazil and French Guiana: challenges for elimination

Complex malaria epidemiology in an international border area between Brazil and French Guiana: challenges for elimination

Abstract Background The epidemiological surveillance of malaria is a necessary intervention for eliminating the disease from the planet. The international border zones of the Amazon continue to be highly vulnerable to malaria since population mobility impedes elimination. Although in the past few ye...

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Main Authors: Vivian da Cruz Franco, Paulo Cesar Peiter, José Joaquim Carvajal-Cortés, Rafael dos Santos Pereira, Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes, Martha Cecilia Suárez-Mutis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Malaria
Elimination
Oiapoque
Illegal gold miners
Amazon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0150-0

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