2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-40142008000300008
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Endemias e epidemias na Amazônia: malária e doenças emergentes em áreas ribeirinhas do Rio Madeira. Um caso de escola

Abstract: Após fazer uma análise da evolução da malária na Amazônia brasileira, detalhando em particular a situação em Rondônia e no município de Porto Velho, onde ocorreram episódios dramáticos de epidemias de malária no passado, os autores apresentam o quadro atual da prevalência de malária nas áreas do Vale do Rio Madeira, que sofrerão impactos com a construção das hidrelétricas de Santo Antônio e Jirau, e alertam sobre a situação particular da malária em áreas ribeirinhas. Nessas áreas, observam-se alta incidência d… Show more

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“…During environmental changes, such as the construction of dams, the disease epidemiology may change, and an increase in the transmission rate may occur . Thus, future studies, after dam building, are necessary to compare whether there was a change in the epidemiology of these diseases and how this change could affect the NWM population in the area are necessary.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…During environmental changes, such as the construction of dams, the disease epidemiology may change, and an increase in the transmission rate may occur . Thus, future studies, after dam building, are necessary to compare whether there was a change in the epidemiology of these diseases and how this change could affect the NWM population in the area are necessary.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4,5 Indeed, exploitation and destruction of natural areas such as “Sete Quedas” on the Iguaçu River, the construction of petrochemical plants in areas of aquifers needed for public water supply, deforestation and the advancement of logging and mining caused contamination of rivers, soils and the atmosphere, and degradation of coastal and interior areas through environmental pollution and population growth. Consequently, the so called “development projects” generated civil society reactions in Brazil and abroad, culminating in the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (law 6.938 of 31 August 1981; “Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente” - NEPA).…”
Section: The Evolution Of Environmental Protection In Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The study was conducted from January 2008 to December 2012 in three riverside communities: Cachoeira to Teotônio (CT), Vila Amazonas (VA), and São Sebastião (SS), located near the municipality of Porto Velho, RO, in Brazilian Amazon (Figure 1) [13, 15, 16]. A Garmin eTrex-Vista was used to georeference the houses.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%