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The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil

Tereza Magalhães, Karlos Diogo de Melo Chalegre, Cynthia Braga, Brian D. Foy

2020Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease37 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

In this Editorial, we list and discuss some of the main challenges faced by the population and public health authorities in Brazil concerning arbovirus infections, including the occurrence of concurrent epidemics like the ongoing SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics & Concepts

ArbovirusPublic healthPandemicArbovirus InfectionsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyPopulationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEnvironmental healthGeographyMedicinePolitical scienceOutbreakPathologyVirusDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Mosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsZoonotic diseases and public health