2015
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-59702015000100006
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Abstract: Malaria, a disease which was under control in the beginning of Juscelino Kubitschek government, became the most important endemic disease in 1958, when Brazil made a commitment with the World Health Organization to convert its control programs into eradication programs. For this purpose a Malaria Control and Eradication Group was set up under the leadership of the malaria specialist Mário Pinotti. Malaria would become an important bargaining chip in the context of the development policies of Kubitschek. This a… Show more

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“…In the early 1940s, two-thirds of Brazil’s 40 million inhabitants lived in malaria-endemic areas. Six to eight million infections, and 80,000 malaria-related deaths, were estimated to occur each year [ 16 , 17 ]. At that time, nationwide anti-malarial campaigns were initiated, following the establishment of the National Malaria Service [ 18 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…In the early 1940s, two-thirds of Brazil’s 40 million inhabitants lived in malaria-endemic areas. Six to eight million infections, and 80,000 malaria-related deaths, were estimated to occur each year [ 16 , 17 ]. At that time, nationwide anti-malarial campaigns were initiated, following the establishment of the National Malaria Service [ 18 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 ), with a dramatic effect on malaria transmission. In 1957, only 250,000 malaria cases were estimated to occur in a population of 62 million [ 17 ].
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“…Pinotti's project started in Brazil from 1952 but only accelerated to truly impressive size under the presidency of Juscelino Kubitschek who made a commitment in 1958 to move from successful malaria control to malaria elimination. For this purpose, a Malaria Control and Eradication Group was set up under the leadership of Mário Pinotti, which required the earlier mentioned quantities of CQ [124]. Over the following 10 years, Pinotti's method was embraced by the malaria community and globally applied as part of the malaria eradication program.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…No início dos anos 40, a malária estava presente em 70% 1390 (Loiola et al, 2002;Silva, Paiva, 2015). Nesse mesmo período, um surto de malária ocorreu em São Paulo (no ano de 1941) com mais de 180 mil casos confirmados da doença (Deane et al, 1988 (Loiola et al, 2002;Tauil, 2011 (Pínotti et al 3 , apud Ferreira, Castro et al, 2016;Silva, Hochman, 2011).…”
Section: Contexto Epidemiológico Na Amazôniaunclassified