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Editorial
. 2020 May 9;5(2):75.
doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020075.

The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil

Tereza Magalhaes  1 , Karlos Diogo M Chalegre  2 , Cynthia Braga  3 , Brian D Foy  1
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Editorial

The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil

Tereza Magalhaes et al. Trop Med Infect Dis. .

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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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Mapped cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infections in Paulista, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 2015-16. Note the green/forested areas surrounding the urban areas where cases were concentrated: an optimal interface for the establishment of sylvatic cycles of arbovirus transmission (this map was published in [10]).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Cumulative notified cases of dengue, Zika and chikungunya (a) and COVID-19 (b) in Brazil as of April 2020.
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