Risk of symptomatic dengue for foreign visitors to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Risk of symptomatic dengue for foreign visitors to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Brazil will host the FIFA World Cup™, the biggest single-event competition in the world, from June 12-July 13 2014 in 12 cities. This event will draw an estimated 600,000 international visitors. Brazil is endemic for dengue. Hence, attendees of the 2014 event are theoretically at risk for dengue. We...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Massad, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Raphael Ximenes, Marcos Amaku, Luis Fernandez Lopez, Francisco Antonio Bezerra Coutinho, Giovanini Evelim Coelho, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr, Claudio José Struchiner, Marcelo Nascimento Burattini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
dengue
risk
foreign travellers
probabilistic
modelling
World Cup
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