COVID-19 in Latin America: Novel transmission dynamics for a global pandemic?
Matthew J. Miller, José R. Loaiza, Anshule Takyar, Robert H. Gilman
Abstract
The COVID-19 virus expanded from China into Western Asia, Europe, and North America, impacting many of the world's wealthiest countries. Brazil reported Latin America's first case in late February 2020, and in less than a month, over 7,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed among nearly every country and territory in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyTransmission (telecommunications)BetacoronavirusLatin AmericansMedicineGeographyOutbreakPolitical scienceComputer scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)TelecommunicationsPathologyDiseaseLawCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research