In the Americas, areas with a high risk of malaria transmission are mainly located in the
Amazon Forest, which extends across nine countries. One keystone step to understanding …

Background Anopheles darlingi is the major malaria vector in countries located in the
Amazon region. Anopheles aquasalis and Anopheles albitarsis sl are also proven vectors in …

French Guiana is one of the areas in South America most affected by malaria and where the
disease has become a serious public health problem. In spite of this situation, little recent …

Anopheles darlingi Root is the most important malaria vector in the Amazonia region of
South America. However, continuous propagation of An. darlingi in the laboratory has been …

Plasmodium falciparum originated in Africa, dispersed around the world as a result of
human migration and had to adapt to several different indigenous anopheline mosquitoes …

Background A descriptive study was carried out in an area of the Atlantic Forest with
autochthonous malaria in the Parelheiros subdistrict on the periphery of the municipality of …

Background Asymptomatic individuals are one of the major challenges for malaria
elimination programs in endemic areas. In the absence of clinical symptoms and with a …

We conducted a survey to determine the vectors of malaria in six localities of Serra do Navio
municipality, State of Amapá, from 1990 to 1991. Malaria infection rates of 29.3%, 6.2% and …

Malaria remains a serious public health problem in Brazil despite a significant drop in the
number of cases in the past decade. We conduct a comprehensive analysis of malaria …

In a region of northeastern Amazonia, we find a species previously of minor importance,
Anopheles marajoara, to be the principal malaria vector. In a total of five collections during …