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Malaria
Studies from R. Souzasantos and colleagues yield new information about malaria
January 20th, 2009
"Malaria constitutes a major cause of morbidity in the Brazilian Amazon where an estimated 6 million people are considered at high risk of transmission. Indigenous peoples in the Amazon are particularly vulnerable to potentially epidemic disease such as malaria; notwithstanding, very little is known about the epidemiology of malaria in Indian reservations of the region," scientists writing in the International Journal of Health Geographics report. "The aim of this paper is to present a spatial analysis of malaria cases over a four-year time period (2003-2006) among indigenous peoples of the Brazilian State of Rondonia, southwestern Amazon, by using passive...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-20)
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