Volume 15, Number 4—April 2009
THEME ISSUE
The Amazon Region
Synopsis
High Incidence of Diseases Endemic to the Amazon Region of Brazil, 2001–2006
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Figure 2. Distribution of cases of 5 diseases with missing information on patient education level among persons >10 years of age, Amazon region of Brazil, 2001–2006. Data for malaria were obtained from National Malaria Database (2003–2006); data for other diseases were obtained from the National Notifiable Disease Information System/Secretariat of Health Surveillance/Ministry of Health; population data were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.