Deforestation, drainage network, indigenous status, and geographical differences of malaria in the State of Amazonas

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Terrazas, Wagner Cosme Morhy ^a   Sampaio, Vanderson De Souza ^a   De Castro, Daniel Barros ^a,b   Pinto, Rosemary Costa ^a   De Albuquerque, Bernardino Cláudio ^a   Sadahiro, Megumi ^a   Dos Passos, Ricardo Augusto ^a   Braga, José Ueleres ^b,c,d  

^a Gerencia de Vigilancia de Doencas Transmissiveis no Amazonas Fundacao de Vigilancia em Saude   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d Research Foundation of the State of Amazonas Fundação de Amparo À Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Deforestation; Drainage network; Indigenous status; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVERAGE ANNUAL DEFORESTATION RATE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORESTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MUNICIPAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; PERCENTAGE OF AREAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WATERCOURSE; POVERTY RATE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; RIVER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION;

BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALARIA; RIVERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84942614567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0859-0     Document Type: Article

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