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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Med Virol
. 2021 Mar 22.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26952. Online ahead of print.
Chikungunya and COVID-19 in Brazil: the danger of overlapping crises
Shubhika Jain[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ian Christopher N Rocha[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chanchi Maheshwari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ana Carla Dos Santos Costa[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Christos Tsagkaris[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Abdullahi Tunde Aborode[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Mohammad Yasir Essar[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Shoaib Ahmad[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
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Abstract
It is already widely known that the COVID-19 pandemic has added a heavy burden to the health care system in different parts of the world. In Brazil, the situation was no different. The uncontrolled increase in the contagion curve of the disease has tested the limits of the country's health system. This situation is aggravated by the coexistence of an outbreak of Chikungunya, which affects mainly the most vulnerable groups in the country. The overlap of these two crises can be a dangerous combination if urgent measures are not taken. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Coronavirus < Virus classification; Vertical transmission < Epidemiology; Viral excretion < Epidemiology.
. 2021 Mar 22.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26952. Online ahead of print.
Chikungunya and COVID-19 in Brazil: the danger of overlapping crises
Shubhika Jain[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ian Christopher N Rocha[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chanchi Maheshwari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ana Carla Dos Santos Costa[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Christos Tsagkaris[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Abdullahi Tunde Aborode[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Mohammad Yasir Essar[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Shoaib Ahmad[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33749830
- DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26952
Abstract
It is already widely known that the COVID-19 pandemic has added a heavy burden to the health care system in different parts of the world. In Brazil, the situation was no different. The uncontrolled increase in the contagion curve of the disease has tested the limits of the country's health system. This situation is aggravated by the coexistence of an outbreak of Chikungunya, which affects mainly the most vulnerable groups in the country. The overlap of these two crises can be a dangerous combination if urgent measures are not taken. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Coronavirus < Virus classification; Vertical transmission < Epidemiology; Viral excretion < Epidemiology.