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: Massad, Eduardo, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Ximenes, Raphael, Amaku, Marcos, Lopez, Luis Fernandez, Coutinho, Francisco Antonio Bezerra, Coelho, Giovanini Evelim, Da Silva Jr, Jarbas Barbosa, Struchiner, Claudio José, Burattini, Marcelo Nascimento
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
DRNTU::Science::Medicine
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103736
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20974

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https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103736
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20974

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