The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil

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

doi:10.3390/tropicalmed5020075

The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil

Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020 May 9;5(2):75. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020075.

Authors

Tereza Magalhaes¹, Karlos Diogo M Chalegre², Cynthia Braga³, Brian D Foy¹

Affiliations

¹ Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory (AIDL), Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology (MIP), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1692, USA.
² Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Vice Presidency of Production and Innovation in Health (VPPIS), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil.
³ Aggeu Magalhaes Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Department of Parasitology, Recife, PE 50670-420, Brazil.

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.

Keywords: chikungunya; co-endemic; coronavirus; dengue; zika.

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Editorial

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