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Cross-border malaria in Northern Brazil.

Nicholas J AriscoCassio PeterkaMarcia Caldas de Castro
Published in: Malaria journal (2021)
Cross-border malaria contributes to the malaria burden at the Venezuela-Guyana-Brazil border. The identification of distinct profiles of case importation provides evidence on the need to strengthen surveillance at border areas, and to deploy tailored strategies that recognize different mobility routes, such as the movement of refuge-seeking individuals and of Brazilians working in mining.
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