COVID-19 mortality among Indigenous people in Brazil: a nationwide register-based study
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2020-10-12
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American Public Health Association
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COVID-19 mortality among Indigenous people in Brazil
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately affected Black people and minority ethnic groups, but there are limited data regarding the impact of disease on Indigenous people. Herein, we investigated the burden of COVID-19 on the Indigenous population in Brazil. We performed a populational-based study including all cases and deaths from COVID-19 among Brazilian Indigenous people from 26 February to 28 August 2020. Data were obtained from official Brazilian information systems. We calculated incidence, mortality and fatality rates for the Indigenous population for each of the five Brazilian regions. Brazil had an incidence and a mortality rate of 3546.4 cases and 65.0 deaths per 100 000 population, respectively. The case fatality rate (CFR) was 1.8%. The Central-West had the higher estimates of disease burden among Brazilian Indians (incidence rate: 3135.0/100 000; mortality rate: 101.2/100 000 and CFR: 3.2%) followed by the North region (incidence rate: 5664.4/100 000; mortality rate: 92.2/100 000 and CFR: 1.6%). Governmental actions should guarantee the isolation, monitoring and testing capabilities of Indigenous people and rapidly to provide social protection and health facilities.
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Brazil, Health of Indigenous Peoples, Indians, South American, Coronavirus Infections, Mortality
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Brasil, Mortalidade, Índios Sul-Americanos, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Infecções por Coronavirus
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SANTOS, V. S. et al. COVID-19 mortality among Indigenous people in Brazil: a nationwide register-based study. Journal of Public Health, p. fdaa176, 12 out. 2020. Disponível em: https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa176/5920383. Acesso em: 19 out. 2021
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1741-3842, 1741-3850
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10.1093/pubmed/fdaa176