A historical perspective on malaria control in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 701-718

  Griffing, Sean Michael ^a,b   Tauil, Pedro Luiz ^c   Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam ^a,b   Silva Flannery, Luciana ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Control; Drug resistance; Falciparum; History; Malaria; Plasmodium; Vivax

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BRAZIL; ECONOMICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BRAZIL; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84943789179     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150041     Document Type: Article

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