Malaria diagnosis and hospitalization trends, Brazil.
We focused on rates of malaria in the state of Amazonas and city of Manaus, Brazil. Plasmodium vivax accounted for an increased number and rate of hospital admissions, while P. falciparum cases decreased. Our observations on malaria epidemiology suggest that the increased hospitalization rate could be due to increased severity of P. vivax infections.
Santos-Ciminera
Patricia D
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Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Room A3079, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. patriciadantas@hotmail.com
Roberts
Donald R
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Alecrim
Maria das Gracas C
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Costa
Monica R F
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Quinnan
Gerald V
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence