Abstract:Background: Environmental changes resulting from the urbanization process represent a challenge for malaria control. The majority of malaria cases in South America occur in rural areas, areas of recent occupation, mining and indigenous areas of the Amazon region. Although these areas have a significant impact on malaria cases, few entomological studies have been carried out in areas of recent occupation. This study aimed to describe the density, natural infection rate and hematophagic behavior of anopheline sp… Show more
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