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Emerging arboviruses and public health challenges in Brazil

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Author(s):
Tamara Nunes Lima-Camara [1]
Total Authors: 1
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 50, 2016-06-27.
Abstract

ABSTRACT Environmental modification by anthropogenic actions, disordered urban growth, globalization of international exchange and climate change are some factors that help the emergence and dissemination of human infectious diseases transmitted by vectors. This review discusses the recent entry of three arboviruses in Brazil: Chikungunya, West Nile, and Zika virus, focusing on the challenges for the Country’s public health. The Brazilian population is exposed to infections caused by these three arboviruses widely distributed on the national territory and associated with humans. Without effective vaccine and specific treatment, the maintainance and integration of a continuos entomological and epidemiological surveillance are important so we can set methods to control and prevent these arboviruses in the Country. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/05016-5 - Evaluation of frequency, spatial distribution, locomotor activity and cross-mating of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Grantee:Tamara Nunes de Lima Camara
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants