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. 2020 May-Jun:35:101667.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101667. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

What are the factors influencing the COVID-19 outbreak in Latin America?

Rafael de Freitas E Silva  1 , Raffaela Pitzurra  2
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What are the factors influencing the COVID-19 outbreak in Latin America?

Rafael de Freitas E Silva et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 May-Jun.
No abstract available

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declared no competing interests.

Comment on

  • COVID-19 in Latin America: The implications of the first confirmed case in Brazil.
    Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Gallego V, Escalera-Antezana JP, Méndez CA, Zambrano LI, Franco-Paredes C, Suárez JA, Rodriguez-Enciso HD, Balbin-Ramon GJ, Savio-Larriera E, Risquez A, Cimerman S. Rodriguez-Morales AJ, et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 May-Jun;35:101613. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101613. Epub 2020 Feb 29. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32126292 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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