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Micronutrient deficiencies and plasmodium vivax malaria among children in the B...
Benzecry, Silvana Gomes; Alexandre, Márcia Almeida A.Araújo; Vítor-Silva, Sheila; Salinas, Jorge L.; Melo, Gisely Cardoso deBackground: There is a growing body of evidence linking micronutrient deficiencies and malaria incidence arising mostly from P. falciparum endemic areas. We assessed the impact of micronutrient deficiencies on malaria incidence and vice versa in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Methodology/Principal Findings: We evaluated children <10 years old living in rural communities in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, from ...
High proportions of asymptomatic and submicroscopic Plasmodium vivax infections...
Almeida, Anne Cristine Gomes; Kuehn, Andrea; Castro, Arthur J.M.; Vítor-Silva, Sheila; Figueiredo, Erick F.G.; Brasil, Larissa WanderleyBackground: Population-based studies conducted in Latin America have shown a high proportion of asymptomatic and submicroscopic malarial infections. Considering efforts aiming at regional elimination, it is important to investigate the role of this asymptomatic reservoir in malaria transmission in peri-urban areas. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. and gametocyte burden on symptomat...
Integrated vector management targeting Anopheles darlingi populations decreases...
Martins-Campos, Keillen M.; Pinheiro, Waléria Dasso; Vítor-Silva, Sheila; Siqueira, Andre M.; Melo, Gisely Cardoso de; Rodrigues, Íria C.Background: Studies on vector behaviour should be conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of vector control measures on malaria protection in endemic areas of Latin America, where P. vivax predominates. This work aims to investigate the fauna of anopheline mosquitoes and verify the impact of integrated vector management in two colonization projects in the Careiro Municipality, Western Brazilian Amazon....