[Entomological survey and infectivity during malaria outbreak in the Anajás municipality, Pará State].
An entomological survey was conducted in the urban area of Anajás municipality, Para State, in order to verify the risk of malaria transmission. Although the density of Anopheles species was low, the anopheline infectivity rate of 6% demonstrated there is a high risk of infection by the malaria parasites.
dos Santos
Roseli La Corte
RL
Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brasília, DF. lacorte@saude.gov.br
Sucupira
Izis Mônica Carvalho
IM
Lacerda
Raimundo Nonato da Luz
RN
Fayal
Arnaldo da Silva
Ada S
Póvoa
Marinete Marins
MM
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population