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Reports on life sciences findings from G. Penna and co-researchers provide new insights
May 19th, 2009
"In Brazil, reportable diseases are the responsibility of the Secretariat of Health Surveillance of the Brazilian Federal Ministry of Health," scientists writing in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases report. "During 2001-2006, to determine incidence and hospitalization rates, we analyzed 5 diseases (malaria, leishmaniasis [cutaneous and visceral], dengue fever, leprosy, and tuberculosis) that are endemic to the Amazon region of Brazil. Data were obtained from 773 municipalities in 3 regions," wrote G. Penna and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Although incidence rates of malaria, leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, and leprosy are...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-19)
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