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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.
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Commentary
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Humans

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):625.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
South America
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:864e8200701d7d9f308b92c095f992ff479adf8803f4ba9228b09875d4bfcda2
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