Control of malaria transmission in a gold-mining area in Amap?, State, Brazil, with participation by private enterprise
This paper reports on the epidemiological characterization of malaria following implementation of a program to control the endemic in a gold-mining area in northern Amap? State. The study focuses on total malaria cases in Amap? and the impact of the disease on the population , as represented by the...
| Autor principal: | Couto, ?lvaro Augusto Ribeiro D'Almeida |
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| Outros Autores: | Calvosa, Vanja Suely, Lacerda, Raimundo, Castro, Francisco, Santa Rosa, Edvaldo, Nascimento, Jos? Maria |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | por |
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Escola Nacional de Sa?de P?blica
2016
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http://patua.iec.gov.br/handle/iec/2071 |
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This paper reports on the epidemiological characterization of malaria following implementation of a program to control the endemic in a gold-mining area in northern Amap? State. The study focuses on total malaria cases in Amap? and the impact of the disease on the population , as represented by the Minera??o Novo Astro S/A company and its employees as well as the community of Vila de Louren?o in the municipality of Cal?oene , and adjacent gold miners . The effect of control measures in the pro g ram area is indicated by a significant reduction in malaria incidence and malaria-related morbidity and mortality. The importance of participation by private enterprise is emphasized , particularly in large projects for the control of endemic diseases (notably malaria) in the Amazon Region . |