SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians
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2020-10-29
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Ahmed Mostafa, National Research Centre, EGYPT
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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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Brasil, Colombia, Equador, Guiana Francesa, Índios Sul-Americanos, Peru, Região Amazônica, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Venezuela, Infecções por Coronavirus, Epidemiologia, Ecossistema Amazônico
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Ramírez JD, Sordillo EM, Gotuzzo E, Zavaleta C, Caplivski D, Navarro JC, et al. SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. PLoS Negl Trop Dis , v. 14, n. 10, p. e0008686, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008686.
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0008686