Epidemiology and Control of Malaria, Leishmaniasis and Schistosomiasis in Brazil

Abstract

Human malaria in Brazil is caused by Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. The incidence of malaria cases reported from the Amazon Basin is increasing yearly due, in part, to the influx of colonists and miners from other regions of Brazil. Control measures currently in use are ineffective and little is known about the biology and primary vector of both species of malaria in the Costa Marques, Rondonia area, and other anophelines serve to augment the seasonal transmission. Circulating gametocytes in the blood of some patients were infective to mosquitoes 21 days after treatment with quinine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 15, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237661

Entities

People

  • Aluizio R. Prata
  • Norman E. Peterson
  • Patrick B. Mcgreevy
  • Terry A. Klein

Organizations

  • University of Brasília

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Forests
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Leishmania
  • Malaria
  • Medical Personnel
  • Salivary Glands
  • Side Effects
  • Tissues
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology