Outbreak of autochthonous cases of malaria in coastal regions of Northeast Brazil: the diversity and spatial distribution of species of Anopheles.
Elainne Christine de Souza GomesDerciliano Lopes da CruzMaria Alice Varjal Melo SantosRenata Maria Costa SouzaCláudia Maria Fontes de OliveiraConstância Flávia Junqueira AyresRenata Martins DomingosMaria das Graça da Silva PedroMarcelo Henrique Santos PaivaLílian Maria Lapa Montenegro PimentelPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
The results presented indicate that this extra-Amazonian region has an environment conducive to maintenance of the malaria transmission cycle owing to the wide diversity of Anopheles species. This environment in combination with the high influx of people from endemic areas to the study area provides a perfect setting for the occurrence and maintenance of malaria.