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. 2023 Jan:17:100394.

doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100394. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

Monkeypox in Brazil between stigma, politics, and structural shortcomings: have we not been here before?

Mário Scheffer¹, Vera S F Paiva², Lorena G Barberia³, Giuliano Russo⁴

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¹ School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Institute of Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
³ Department of Political Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

PMID: 36405886
PMCID: PMC9647415
DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100394

Review

Monkeypox in Brazil between stigma, politics, and structural shortcomings: have we not been here before?

Mário Scheffer et al. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan:17:100394.

doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100394. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

Authors

Mário Scheffer¹, Vera S F Paiva², Lorena G Barberia³, Giuliano Russo⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Institute of Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
³ Department of Political Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

PMID: 36405886
PMCID: PMC9647415
DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100394

No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemic preparedeness; Health policy in Brazil; Health systems in LMICs; Infectious diseases in Brazil; Monkeypox in the Americas; Social determinants of health.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Structural threats to tackling the monkeypox outbreak in Brazil.

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The cycle of neglect: the mpox emergency in the Americas is far from ending.
The Lancet Regional Health-Americas. The Lancet Regional Health-Americas. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023 Jan;17:100429. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100429. Epub 2023 Jan 20. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023. PMID: 36694820 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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