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The Status of Infectious Disease in the Amazon Region

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  • Alternative Title:
    Emerg Infect Dis
  • Personal Author:
    Tauil, Pedro Luiz
  • Description:
    The Amazon River basin region is a vast territory with an area >7 million km2, encompassing parts of 9 South American countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The Amazon River, the longest river in the world, traverses the region from west to east, fed by multiple tributaries. The region also contains the largest tropical rainforest in the world, situated on a massive plain whose altitude is near sea level. With a climate characterized by high temperatures and humidity and copious rainfall, the region has the densest and most varied ecosystem in the world.
  • Subjects:
  • Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):625.
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
    South America
  • Volume:
    15
  • Issue:
    4
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    urn:sha256:864e8200701d7d9f308b92c095f992ff479adf8803f4ba9228b09875d4bfcda2
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