The Acre Project: the epidemiology of malaria and arthropod-borne virus infections in a rural Amazonian population

• Main Authors: Silva-Nunes Mônica da (Author), Malafronte Rosely dos Santos (Author), Luz Bruna de Almeida (Author), Souza Estéfano Alves de (Author), Martins Lívia Carício (Author), Rodrigues Sueli Guerreiro (Author), Chiang Jannifer Oliveira (Author), Vasconcelos Pedro Fernando da Costa (Author), Muniz Pascoal Torres (Author), Ferreira Marcelo Urbano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The authors describe the baseline malaria prevalence and arbovirus seroprevalence among 467 subjects in an ongoing cohort study in rural Amazonia. Most subjects (72.2%) reported one or more previous episodes of malaria, and 15.6% had been hospitalized for malaria, but only 3.6% of individuals five y...