Infrequency of asymptomatic malaria in an endemic area in Amazonas, Brazil

A malaria survey was conducted in an area of high transmission (Costa Marques, Rondonia, Brazil) to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic parasitemia and its clinical significance. Most of the people surveyed were immigrants who had lived in the endemic area < 5 years. The people had easy acce...

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Main Authors: Aluizio Prata, Margarita Urdaneta, Patrick B. McGreevy, Mauro Shugiro Tada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1988-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821988000200003