Symptomless Plasmodium vivax parasitemias and malaria eradication in Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Thirty-nine symptomless carriers of P. vivax parasites in the blood gave blood films at monthly intervals for four to six months during the non- transmission season. It was found that parasitaemias can continue for many months. Thirteen of those studied relapsed with symptoms and were treated with c...

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Main Authors: S. Avery Jones, Joaquim Alves Ferreira Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1971-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821971000100003&lng=en&tlng=en