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Javier Aramburú Guarda,* César Ramal Asayag,* and Richard Witzig†
*Loreto Department of Public Health, Iquitos, Peru; and †Johns Hopkins School of
Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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| Back to article Figure 1: The department of Loreto and the city of Iquitos in Peru. |
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| Back to article Figure 2: Malaria incidence in Loreto, 1992–1997. |
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| Back to article Figure 3. Malaria (all species) incidence in Loreto by month, 1994–1997. |
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| Back to article Figure 4: Annual parasite index in Loreto, by district (per 1,000 population). |
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| Back to article Figure 5. A. Age-adjusted incidence rates for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Loreto, 1996-1997. B. Age-adjusted death rates for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Loreto, 1996-1997. |
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| Back to article Figure 6: Plasmodium falciparum malaria incidence in Loreto. A. Average Amazon River level at Iquitos by month. B. Precipitation at Iquitos by month. C. Average temperature (°C) at Iquitos by month. |
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| Back to article Figure 7: Initial Plasmodium falciparum malaria treatment schemes in Loreto by district. Treatment efficiency* (cases cured/cohort number x 100) and efficacy** (cases cured/[cases cured + resistant cases] x 100) shown for each treatment scheme region. Treatment schemes: Primary-chloroquine; secondary-pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine; tertiary-quinine. |
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