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1. Socio-demographics and the development of malaria elimination strategies in the low transmission setting

Author:
Marin, Silvia,   et al.   ; Chuquiyauri, Raul; Paredes, Maribel; Peñataro, Pablo; Torres, Sonia; Tenorio, Alexander; Brouwer, Kimberly C.; Abeles, Shira; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro; Gilman, Robert H.; Kosek, Margaret; Vinetz, Joseph M.;     Show all 12 Authors
Source:
Acta tropica 2012 v.121 no.3 pp. 292-302
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
parasites; sociodemographic characteristics; insecticides; Plasmodium vivax; chemoprevention; malaria; adults; people; humans; morbidity; farming systems; risk factors; travel; logging; households; regression analysis; villages; death; Amazonia; Peru
Abstract:
... This analysis presents a comprehensive description of malaria burden and risk factors in Peruvian Amazon villages where malaria transmission is hypoendemic. More than 9000 subjects were studied in contrasting village settings within the Department of Loreto, Peru, where most malaria occurs in the country. Plasmodium vivax is responsible for more than 75% of malaria cases; severe disease from any f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.11.003
PubMed:
22100446
PubMed Central:
PMC3294046