Use of geoprocessing to define malaria risk areas and evaluation of the vectorial importance of anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Espírito Santo, Brazil

In Brazil, introduced malaria occurs from the flat to the sloping hot areas, predominantly outside the Amazon Region, where endemic malaria has occurred in the past. This is a consequence of human migrations to other Brazilian states, including the state of Espírito Santo (ES). The objective of this...

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Main Authors: Viviane Coutinho Meneguzzi, Claudiney Biral dos Santos, Israel de Souza Pinto, Leandro Roberto Feitoza, Hideko Nagatani Feitoza, Aloísio Falqueto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000400006