Brazil currently contributes 42% of all malaria cases reported in the Latin America and the
Caribbean, a region where major progress towards malaria elimination has been achieved …

Control of human infectious disease has been promoted as a valuable ecosystem service
arising from the conservation of biodiversity. There are two commonly discussed …

We examined the mitogenomes of a large global collection of human malaria parasites to
explore how and when Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax entered the Americas. We …

In Brazil, malaria is an important public health problem first reported in 1560. Historically,
fluctuations in malaria cases in Brazil are attributed to waves of economic development; …

Background Plasmodium vivax is a widely distributed, neglected parasite that can cause
malaria and death in tropical areas. It is associated with an estimated 80–300 million cases …

Background The population history of Plasmodium simium, which causes malaria in sylvatic
Neotropical monkeys and humans along the Atlantic Coast of Brazil, remains disputed …

Fragmentation of natural environments as a result of human interference has been
associated with a decrease in species richness and increase in abundance of a few species …

BACKGROUND Owing to increased spending on pharmaceuticals since 2010, discussions
about rising costs for the development of new medical technologies have been focused on …

Background A proper identification of malaria vectors is essential for any attempt to control
this disease. Between 40 and 47 Anopheles species have been recorded in Colombia, and …

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 …