Table 3

Malaria cases (positive blood smears) by sex and Indian reserves, State of Rondônia, Brazilian Amazon, 2003–2006.

Indian reserve

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Total

Zone 1 – Guaporé/Madeira River basin*

Igarapé Lage

23

31

10

23

31

30

84

57

148

141

289

Igarapé Ribeirão

10

3

23

16

28

31

36

36

97

86

183

Karipuna

17

4

7

3

0

0

4

0

28

7

35

Karitiana

18

16

22

15

15

8

23

19

78

58

136

Kaxarary

62

49

84

68

51

40

31

23

228

180

408

Pacaas Novos

38

40

163

106

184

125

288

201

673

472

1145

Rio Guaporé

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

9

2

10

12

Sagarana

1

0

3

3

2

2

0

2

6

7

13

Zone 2 – Pacaas-Novos plateau**

Rio Branco

2

1

5

0

55

48

30

14

92

63

155

Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau

4

2

5

2

11

1

19

6

39

11

50⁺

Zone 3 – Ji-Paraná/Aripuanã River basins***

Igarapé Lourdes

12

4

5

2

4

3

5

3

26

12

38⁺⁺

Roosevelt

3

1

762

239

78

14

449

100

1292

354

1646

Sete de Setembro

4

0

9

4

3

0

10

2

26

6

32

Tubarão Latundê

1

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

4

0

4⁺⁺⁺

Total

196

151

1100

481

463

303

980

472

2739

1407

4146

* No cases of malaria were recorded in Rio Negro Ocaia reserves (Zone 1).

** No cases of malaria were recorded in Kwazá, Massaco and Rio Mequens reserves (Zone 2).

*** No cases of malaria were recorded in Aripuanã and Rio Omerê, reserves (Zone 3).

+ Missing records for sex variable: 2003 (6); 2006 (6).

++ Missing records for sex variable: 2006 (1).

+++ Missing records for sex variable: 2006 (1).

Souza-Santos et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008 7:55   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-55