Simultaneous Circulation of DENV, CHIKV, ZIKV and SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil: an Inconvenient Truth

Severino Jefferson Ribeiro da Silva; Jurandy Júnior Ferraz de Magalhães; Lindomar Pena

doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100205

Simultaneous Circulation of DENV, CHIKV, ZIKV and SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil: an Inconvenient Truth

One Health. 2020 Dec 16:12:100205. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100205. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Severino Jefferson Ribeiro da Silva¹, Jurandy Júnior Ferraz de Magalhães^{1

2

3}, Lindomar Pena¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), 50670-420 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
² Department of Virology, Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
³ University of Pernambuco (UPE), Serra Talhada Campus, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Abstract

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has prompted the mobilization of a network of public health laboratories to diagnose COVID-19 patients, trace contacts and identify hot-spot areas for active community transmission at the expense of arbovirus diagnosis and control practices. In this article, we discuss the unprecedented challenges faced by the Brazilian public health system in dealing with the incursion of SARS-CoV-2 in the midst of ongoing triple arboviral epidemics caused by dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus. Finally, we highlight the importance of the introduction of one health approach as an effective inter-disciplinary response and management to mitigate the catastrophic effect caused by these pathogens.

Keywords: Arbovirus; Chikungunya; Coronavirus; Dengue; One health; SARS-CoV-2.