title: [Malaria control in the State of Maranhão].
abstract: This study aimed to show the results from malaria control in the State of Maranhão, based on the state's control plans and on the historical series of malaria records over the period from 1999 to 2007. The evolution of malaria cases was analyzed by comparing the annual incidences of parasitism (total number of cases notified per 1,000 inhabitants) according to geographical area, regional healthcare units and the 46 municipalities included in the plans. Analysis of the results allowed the conclusion that the plans were effective, since the annual incidence went down from 10.1 cases to 1.1 cases per 1,000 inhabitants, i.e. a regression of 89.1%, the largest among all the states in the Amazon region.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Praça Madre Deus 02, São Luís, MA. regionalsbmt@elo.com.br
authors.forename: Antonio Rafael da
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: José Maurício Carneiro
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Thiago Alves
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Henrique Jorge dos
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Nelson Nazareno Miranda
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Cavalheiro
authors.forename: Milton Cavalcante
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Eloísa da Graça do Rosário
authors.initials: Eda G
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009313:National Health Programs