The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil

Tereza Magalhaes; Karlos Diogo M. Chalegre; Cynthia Braga; Brian D. Foy

doi:10.3390/tropicalmed5020075

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (May 2020)

The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil

Tereza Magalhaes,
Karlos Diogo M. Chalegre,
Cynthia Braga,
Brian D. Foy

Affiliations

Tereza Magalhaes: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory (AIDL), Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology (MIP), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1692, USA
Karlos Diogo M. Chalegre: Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Vice Presidency of Production and Innovation in Health (VPPIS), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Cynthia Braga: Aggeu Magalhaes Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Department of Parasitology, Recife, PE 50670-420, Brazil
Brian D. Foy: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory (AIDL), Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology (MIP), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1692, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020075
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2
p. 75

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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.

Published in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

ISSN: 2414-6366 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/tropicalmed

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