| [epidemiological aspects of a malaria focus in the districts of são luis, ma]. | the study was developed in the neighborhood of residencial paraíso, são luis, maranhão, brazil, from 1999 to 2001. the aim was to analyze the epidemiological aspects of malaria. the location is receptive and vulnerable to malaria. there were 129 cases. men from 20 to 29 years of age were most involved. plasmodium vivax was the agent of all cases and anopheles aquasalis was the vector. there was no evidence of transmission occurring outside of the houses. | 2005 | 15895185 |
| [aspects of the focal transmission of malaria in the island of são luis, maranhão]. | the aim of the study was to typify a malaria focus in guarapiranga, in the district of são josé de ribamar, ma. a questionnaire regarding identification, economic situation, habits of the residents and characteristic of the residences was applied to each family. fifty four families were visited and 207 inhabitants were interviewed (113 men and 95 women); 95 individuals were aged between 5 and 24 years old. agriculture and fishing are the basis of the local economy; 64.8% of the families earn les ... | 2006 | 16906247 |
| [distribution of species from genus anopheles (diptera, culicidae) in the state of maranhão, brazil]. | we studied the distribution and diversity of anopheles species in 123 counties (municipalities) in the state of maranhão, brazil. the basic method consisted of capturing female specimens inside and around human dwellings between 6 pm and 6 am from january 1992 to december 2001. a total of 84,467 specimens belonging to 24 species were captured, with a predominance of a. triannulatus sensu lato (20,788), a. darlingi (19,083), a. nuneztovari (16,884), a. albitarsis s.l. (14,352), a. aquasalis (8.20 ... | 2007 | 18157338 |
| [anopheles species in the municipality of pinheiro (maranhão), endemic area of malaria]. | the anophelae species of the municipal district of pinheiro, maranhão state, brazil, were studied, considering their variety, relative abundance, seasonal fluctuation, preference by the peri and intra domiciles as well as the hours of hematophagism. the females were captured using human bait, on a monthly basis from may/1998 to april/1999, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. a total of 1,321 specimens of 10 species were captured, all belonging to the subgenus nyssorhynchus. the most frequent species were a. a ... | 2000 | 11064581 |
| [species of anopheles (culicidae, anophelinae) in a malaria-endemic area, maranhão, brazil]. | the study of the seasonal fluctuation, nocturnal activity, relative abundance and the richness of anopheles species in anthropic environment is essential to the understanding of the their bioecology and to the surveillance program of malaria control. | 1999 | 10689368 |
| [anopheles (culicidae, anophelinae) and malaria in buriticupu-santa luzia, pre-amazonic maranhao]. | seven species belonging the subgenus nyssorhyncus were found. anopheles (n.) darlingi, the principal vector of human malaria, was the most abundant (53.1%) followed by a. (n.) evansae (21.0%, a. (n.) triannulatus (17.4%) e a. (n.) nuñeztovari (4.8%). the others, a. (n.) argyritarsis. a. (n.) oswaldoi and a. (n.) rangeli, were less frequently found, representing only 3.7% of the total sample. the anophelines were most frequent in both the extra (51.7%) and peridomiciles (45.7%). the intradomicile ... | 1997 | 9148332 |