2019
DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2019.1581463
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A comprehensive analysis of malaria transmission in Brazil

Abstract: Malaria remains a serious public health problem in Brazil despite a significant drop in the number of cases in the past decade. We conduct a comprehensive analysis of malaria transmission in Brazil to highlight the epidemiologically most relevant components that could help tackle the disease. We consider factors impacting on the malaria burden and transmission dynamics including the geographical occurrence of both autochthonous and imported infections, the distribution and abundance of malaria vectors and reco… Show more

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“…In the early 1970's another immigratory flow was triggered by land ownership opportunities in the Amazon region, when the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform -INCRA was donating plots nearby the new road network [25,26]. These immigrants, unprepared and unaware, entered a region infested by mosquitoes, resulting in an epidemic with numbers that reached 300 thousand cases in a population of one million inhabitants in Rondônia state alone [18,24,25,27]. In addition to the migratory wave, between 1970 and 1980, the increase in malaria cases in the Amazonian region was fueled by cuts in funding to sustain the social sectors, including vector control programs [28].…”
Section: Malaria In Brazil a Brief History And Current Statusmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In the early 1970's another immigratory flow was triggered by land ownership opportunities in the Amazon region, when the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform -INCRA was donating plots nearby the new road network [25,26]. These immigrants, unprepared and unaware, entered a region infested by mosquitoes, resulting in an epidemic with numbers that reached 300 thousand cases in a population of one million inhabitants in Rondônia state alone [18,24,25,27]. In addition to the migratory wave, between 1970 and 1980, the increase in malaria cases in the Amazonian region was fueled by cuts in funding to sustain the social sectors, including vector control programs [28].…”
Section: Malaria In Brazil a Brief History And Current Statusmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From 1990 to 2006, an average of 600,000 malaria cases were recorded annually [18,19], however, intensification of vector control and other malaria prevention and treatment measures in the following years resulted in a steady and significant reduction in the incidence of malaria [27,29]. Transmission intensity was maintained at 140 thousand cases yearly in 2014, 2015 and 2016.…”
Section: Malaria In Brazil a Brief History And Current Statusmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Despite the burden of malaria having decreased between the years 2000 and 2014 in Brazil, a significant rise in the number of reported cases in 2017 denotes the need for continual measures of control. In Brazilian endemic areas, P vivax is responsible for more than 80% of disease cases . This species predominance can be explained by biologic features such as its low parasitic load (which makes diagnosis difficult), presence of hypnozoites in the liver (which are responsible for relapses) and very early appearance of P vivax gametocytes in circulation when compared to P falciparum .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Malaria burden in Brazil is concentrated in the Amazon Basin [2]. Within this region, transmission is spatially heterogeneous [3,4] with pockets of high malaria transmission associated with fish farming in rural and urban areas [5], arrival of susceptible individuals in new rural settlements in forest fringes, and illegal activities such as mining and logging [6,7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%