The increase in cases and deaths from malaria in the Brazilian Yanomami territory is associated with the spread of illegal gold mining in the region: A 20-year ecological study
Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho,
Francy Waltília Cruz Araújo,
Luiz Carlos Santos-Júnior,
Bianca Marques Santiago,
Francisco Helmer Almeida Santos,
Analany Pereira Dias Araújo,
Carlos Eduardo Palhares Machado,
Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida Lima
Affiliations
Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho
Corresponding author. Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Laboratório de Patologia Investigativa. Rua Cláudio Batista, s/n. Sanatório. Aracaju, Sergipe, CEP: 49060-100, Brazil.; Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
Francy Waltília Cruz Araújo
Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
Luiz Carlos Santos-Júnior
Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
Bianca Marques Santiago
Center for Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Scientific Police of Paraiba, Paraiba, Brazil; Federal University of Paraiba, Paraiba, Brazil
Francisco Helmer Almeida Santos
National Center for the Dissemination of Forensic Sciences, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil; National Institute of Criminalistics, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Analany Pereira Dias Araújo
National Center for the Dissemination of Forensic Sciences, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil; National Institute of Criminalistics, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Carlos Eduardo Palhares Machado
National Center for the Dissemination of Forensic Sciences, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil; National Institute of Criminalistics, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil