A tuberculose é a principal causa de morte no mundo entre as doenças infecciosas, produzindo 2 milhões de óbitos ao ano. Estima-se que um terço da população mundial esteja infectada pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ou seja, 1,7 bilhões de pessoas. Em países africanos, o problema da tuberculose e...
We compared the distribution patterns of individual Plasmodium species and mixed-species infections in two geographically close endemic areas, but showing environmental differences. Comparisons concerned circulating Plasmodium infections in both human and mosquito vector populations in the dry and wet se...
Background: Falciparum malaria affects pregnant women, especially primigravidae, but before malaria control programmes targeted to them can be designed, a description of the frequency and parity pattern of the infection is needed. There is little information on the frequency and effect of submicroscopic ...
