Environmental health and infectious diseases: challenges and perspectives in Latin America

Gabriel Parra-Henao^{1

2}, Enrique Henao³, Jose Pablo Escobar²

Affiliations

¹ Secretary of Health, District of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Medellín, Colombia.
² National School of Public Health, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
³ Secretary of Health, District of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Medellin, Medellín, Colombia.

Gabriel Parra-Henao et al. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2023.

. 2023 Dec 8:10:20499361231217812.

doi: 10.1177/20499361231217812. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

Gabriel Parra-Henao^{1

2}, Enrique Henao³, Jose Pablo Escobar²

¹ Secretary of Health, District of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Medellín, Colombia.
² National School of Public Health, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
³ Secretary of Health, District of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Medellin, Medellín, Colombia.

No abstract available

Keywords: Colombia; environmental health; infectiuos diseases.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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