The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies
Abstract The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has alarmed the world with its high rate of transmission and the ability to cause severe and fatal disease. The impact of this pandemic may be even greater in populations where the absence of health services i...
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| Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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| author | Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto Maria Karoliny da Silva Torres Mariana Cayres Vallinoto Izaura M. V. Cayres Vallinoto |
| author_facet | Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto Maria Karoliny da Silva Torres Mariana Cayres Vallinoto Izaura M. V. Cayres Vallinoto |
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| description | Abstract The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has alarmed the world with its high rate of transmission and the ability to cause severe and fatal disease. The impact of this pandemic may be even greater in populations where the absence of health services is a chronic aspect, as reported with populations living in the Brazilian Amazon. In this article, we address the perspective of possible impacts of the pandemic on these populations and the importance of conducting seroepidemiological surveillance studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c1f75306ba449f89b3d13e25d21ca912022-12-22T00:59:28ZengBMCInternational Journal for Equity in Health1475-92762020-08-011911310.1186/s12939-020-01256-7The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studiesAntonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto0Maria Karoliny da Silva Torres1Mariana Cayres Vallinoto2Izaura M. V. Cayres Vallinoto3Laboratório de Virologia, Universidade Federal do ParáLaboratório de Virologia, Universidade Federal do ParáCentro Universitário do Estado do ParáLaboratório de Virologia, Universidade Federal do ParáAbstract The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has alarmed the world with its high rate of transmission and the ability to cause severe and fatal disease. The impact of this pandemic may be even greater in populations where the absence of health services is a chronic aspect, as reported with populations living in the Brazilian Amazon. In this article, we address the perspective of possible impacts of the pandemic on these populations and the importance of conducting seroepidemiological surveillance studies.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01256-7 |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto Maria Karoliny da Silva Torres Mariana Cayres Vallinoto Izaura M. V. Cayres Vallinoto The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies International Journal for Equity in Health |
| title | The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies |
| title_full | The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies |
| title_fullStr | The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies |
| title_short | The challenges of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies |
| title_sort | challenges of covid 19 in the brazilian amazonian communities and the importance of seroepidemiological surveillance studies |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01256-7 |
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