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Malaria is increasing in Indigenous and artisanal mining areas in the Brazilian Amazon

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Fig. 1: Protected areas, airstrips and malaria in the Brazilian Amazon.

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Castro, M.C., Peterka, C. Malaria is increasing in Indigenous and artisanal mining areas in the Brazilian Amazon. Nat Med 29, 762–764 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02280-0

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