Arboviruses emerging in Brazil

Challenges for clinic and implications for public health

Dados Bibliográficos

ID10723971
AutoresMaria Rita Donalísio (0000-0003-4457-9897, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), André Ricardo Ribas FREITAS (0000-0003-0291-7771, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Campinas, Brasil; Faculdade de Medicina São Leopoldo Mandic, Brasil), Andrea Paula Bruno Von Zuben (Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Campinas, Brasil)
Ano2017
Volume51
Fascículo0
Páginas30-30
Data de publicação2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006889
PMID28423140
OpenAlexW2606273320
SCIELO_PIDS0034-89102017000100606
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas25

Arboviruses have been emerging in different parts of the world due to genetic changes in the virus, alteration of the host and vector population dynamics, or because of anthropogenic environmental factors. These viruses’ capacity for adaptation is notable, as well as the likelihood of their emergence and establishment in new geographic areas. In Brazilian epidemiologic scenario, the most common arboviruses are DENV, CHIKV, and ZIKV, although others may spread in the country. Little is yet known of the impact of viral co-circulation, which would theoretically result in more intense viremia or other immunological alterations that could trigger autoimmune diseases, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome. The impact on morbidity and mortality intensifies as extensive epidemics lead to a high number of affected individuals, severe cases, and implications for health services, mainly due to the absence of treatment, vaccines, and effective prevention and control measures

Chikungunya · Environmental health · Population · Public health · Viremia · Virus · Zika virus · Immunology · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Viral Infections and Vectors · Virology