Malaria Diagnosis and Hospitalization Trends, Brazil

Abstract

We focused on rates of malaria in the state of Amazonas and city of Manaus, Brazil. Plasmodium vivax accounted for an increased number and rate of hospital admissions, while P. falciparum cases decreased. Our observations on malaria epidemiology suggest that the increased hospitalization rate could be due to increased severity of P. vivax infections.

Keywords

• Malaria
• epidemiology
• Manaus
• Amazonas
• Brazil
• Plasmodium vivax