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| Author(s): Show less - |
Flavia Maria Darcie Marquitti
[1]
;
Renato Mendes Coutinho
[2]
;
Leonardo Souto Ferreira
[3]
;
Marcelo Eduardo Borges
[4]
;
Tatiana Pineda Portella
[5]
;
Rafael Lopes Paixão da Silva
[6]
;
Otavio Canton
[7]
;
Silas Poloni
[8]
;
Caroline Franco
[9]
;
Verônica Coelho
[10]
;
Lorena Barberia
[11]
;
Monica de Bolle
[12]
;
Alexandra Crispim Boing
[13]
;
Maria Rita Donalisio
[14]
;
Antonio Fernando Boing
[15]
;
Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva
[16]
;
Paulo Inácio Prado
[17]
;
Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena Veras
[18]
;
Roberto André Kraenkel
[19]
Total Authors: 19
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| Affiliation: Show less - | [1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal do ABC - Brasil
[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil
[4] Observatório COVID-19 - Brasil
[5] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
[6] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil
[7] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil
[8] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil
[9] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil
[10] Universidade de São Paulo. School of Medicine. Heart Institute - Brasil
[11] Universidade de São Paulo. Department of Political Science - Brasil
[12] Johns Hopkins University - Estados Unidos
[13] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Brasil
[14] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. School of Medical Sciences. Department of Colletive Health - Brasil
[15] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Brasil
[16] Universidade Federal do Maranhão - Brasil
[17] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
[18] Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences - Brasil
[19] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 19
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia; v. 24, 2021-06-07. |
| Abstract | |
ABSTRACT: This article discusses the epidemic situation of Covid-19 in Brazil, in the face of the emergence of a new strain called P.1, which is more transmissible and may be associated with reinfection. Given the collapse of hospital care in Manaus in January 2021 and the results of three recent preprints, each that reports increased transmissibility of the P.1 variant, we propose some urgent measures. Genomic surveillance based on multi-step diagnostics, starting with RT-PCR type tests and up to sequencing, should be established. Efforts to identify reinfections associated with this variant and the update of its definition in protocols should be prioritized, and studies on the efficacy of currently available vaccines in Brazil concerning the new variant should be conducted. We also propose improving the Brazilian health surveillance system such that genomic surveillance is coordinated and thereby better able to respond to future emergencies in a more timely fashion. We call on the public agents involved in health surveillance to share data and information regarding the epidemic in a clear, fast and transparent way. Finally, we propose a greater engagement in inter-institutional cooperation of all those involved in the response and production of knowledge about the pandemic in our country. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/26310-2 - Modelling towards elimination of malaria in Brazilian Amazon |
| Grantee: | Caroline Franco |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/01343-7 - ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research: a regional center for theoretical physics |
| Grantee: | Nathan Jacob Berkovits |
| Support Opportunities: | Special Projects |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/26770-8 - Mathematical models in Population Biology from time-series: applications to Epidemiology and Ecology |
| Grantee: | Caroline Franco |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/24037-4 - Reaction-diffusion equations in Population Biology: persistence and Invasibility conditions |
| Grantee: | Silas Poloni Lyra |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/26512-1 - Biological dynamics on networks |
| Grantee: | Otavio Luiz Canton |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |