Survey of Plasmodium in the golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) living in urban Atlantic forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Table 1 Plasmodium infections in humans^a between 2001 and 2014 reported in the area of interest of Rio de Janeiro State^b, according to the—Diseases Information System Notification (SINAN) from Brazilian Ministry of Health

	P. falciparum	P. vivax	P. falciparum + P. vivax	Total
Imported cases	758	157	6	921
Autochthonous cases	8	6	1	15
Reported cases^a	766	163	7	936

^aIncludes infections that were reported (imported and autochthonous cases) within the municipalities nearby the park, infections could occur in residents (see in Fig. 1) or non-residents
^bThe area of interest are the municipalities Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Magé, Guapimirin, Itaboraí, São Gonçalo, Niterói, and Maricá* near the Serra da Tiririca State Park (see in Fig. 1)

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