SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians.
As the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to expand, healthcare resources globally have been spread thin. Now, the disease is rapidly spreading across South America, with deadly consequences in areas with already weakened public health systems. The Amazon...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:051802e52c0540459ed1c1ea2238115a 2023-05-15T15:01:02+02:00 SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. Juan David Ramírez Emilia Mia Sordillo Eduardo Gotuzzo Carol Zavaleta Daniel Caplivski Juan Carlos Navarro James Lee Crainey Sergio Luiz Bessa Luz Lourdes A Delgado Noguera Roxane Schaub Cyril Rousseau Giovanny Herrera Maria A Oliveira-Miranda Maria Teresa Quispe-Vargas Peter J Hotez Alberto Paniz Mondolfi 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008686 https://doaj.org/article/051802e52c0540459ed1c1ea2238115a EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008686 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008686 https://doaj.org/article/051802e52c0540459ed1c1ea2238115a PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 10, p e0008686 (2020) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008686 2022-12-31T11:50:08Z As the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to expand, healthcare resources globally have been spread thin. Now, the disease is rapidly spreading across South America, with deadly consequences in areas with already weakened public health systems. The Amazon region is particularly susceptible to the widespread devastation from Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) because of its immunologically fragile native Amerindian inhabitants and epidemiologic vulnerabilities. Herein, we discuss the current situation and potential impact of COVID-19 in the Amazon region and how further spread of the epidemic wave could prove devastating for many Amerindian people living in the Amazon rainforest. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 10 e0008686 |
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As the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to expand, healthcare resources globally have been spread thin. Now, the disease is rapidly spreading across South America, with deadly consequences in areas with already weakened public health systems. The Amazon region is particularly susceptible to the widespread devastation from Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) because of its immunologically fragile native Amerindian inhabitants and epidemiologic vulnerabilities. Herein, we discuss the current situation and potential impact of COVID-19 in the Amazon region and how further spread of the epidemic wave could prove devastating for many Amerindian people living in the Amazon rainforest. |
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Juan David Ramírez Emilia Mia Sordillo Eduardo Gotuzzo Carol Zavaleta Daniel Caplivski Juan Carlos Navarro James Lee Crainey Sergio Luiz Bessa Luz Lourdes A Delgado Noguera Roxane Schaub Cyril Rousseau Giovanny Herrera Maria A Oliveira-Miranda Maria Teresa Quispe-Vargas Peter J Hotez Alberto Paniz Mondolfi |
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Juan David Ramírez Emilia Mia Sordillo Eduardo Gotuzzo Carol Zavaleta Daniel Caplivski Juan Carlos Navarro James Lee Crainey Sergio Luiz Bessa Luz Lourdes A Delgado Noguera Roxane Schaub Cyril Rousseau Giovanny Herrera Maria A Oliveira-Miranda Maria Teresa Quispe-Vargas Peter J Hotez Alberto Paniz Mondolfi |
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. |
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. |
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. |
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. |
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. |
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sars-cov-2 in the amazon region: a harbinger of doom for amerindians. |
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