Malaria in Brazil: an overview
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* Corresponding author: Cláudio T Daniel-Ribeiro ribeiro@ioc.fiocruz.br
Malaria Journal 2010, 9:115 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-115
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Tatiani C Marques, Brian P Bourke, Gabriel Z Laporta, Maria Sallum Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:41 (16 February 2012) Marques et al. assessed mosquito assemblage in bromeliad phytotelmata, showing that it was influenced by landscape characteristics and bromeliad fullness. Results raise questions about the role of An. homunculus in transmission of Plasmodium in Atlantic Forest hotspots. Image: A view from southeastern Atlantic Forest.
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Adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria treatment in the Brazilian Amazon Region Elza A Pereira, Edna AY Ishikawa, Cor JF Fontes Malaria Journal 2011, 10:355 (13 December 2011) In this study, the authors conclude that compliance was overall better than expected in the area but that even a small group of non-adherent patients can have an impact on the magnitude of transmission.
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Martha C Suárez-Mutis, Paula P de Souza, Letícia F Freitas, Elaine S Miranda, Mônica R Campos, Claudia GS Osorio-de-Castro Malaria Journal 2011, 10:335 (3 November 2011) Study on malaria pharmaceutical practices in six Brazilian municipalities with high malaria incidence. The topic of pharmaceutical assistance for malaria in Latin America is of major public health importance and has not received the deserved attention in the literature and the results of this study may have important consequences for malaria-oriented health services in the Amazon region and may contribute to the adoption of more effective organizational strategies.
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Bruna O Carvalho, Joycenéa S Matsuda, Sergio LB Luz, Flor E Martinez-Espinosa, Juliana A Leite, Fernanda Franzin, Patrícia P Orlandi, Gustavo B Gregoracci, Marcus VG Lacerda, Paulo A Nogueira, Fabio TM Costa Malaria Journal 2011, 10:178 (27 June 2011) This case confirms the tropism towards the placenta by both of these species of parasites, reinforces the notion that co-existence of distinct malaria parasites interferes on diseases’ outcomes, and opens discussions regarding diagnostic methods, malaria treatment during pregnancy and prenatal care for women living in unstable transmission areas, such as the Brazilian Amazon.
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Eduardo Massad, Ben C Behrens, Francisco AB Coutinho, Ronald H Behrens Malaria Journal 2011, 10:130 (17 May 2011) This article is part of a collection on Travellers' malaria The idea addressed in this paper is interesting: the authors seek to know when malaria chemoprophylaxis is not an economically-valid option, as a function of the region being visited (and thus the risk of malaria), the time spent there and the possible adverse effects of chemoprophylaxis.
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