Emerging arboviruses in the urbanized Amazon rainforest

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Nov 13, 2020
Author: 
Rachel Lowe, Sophie Lee, Raquel Martins Lana,Cláudia Torres Codeço, Marcia C Castro, and Mercedes Pascual

 

Abstract

Degradation of rainforest, extreme weather events, and climate change affect the spread of mosquito borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, write Rachel Lowe and colleagues. Urgent action is needed.

Read the article in The British Medical Journal.

Associated Project: 
Synergistic interactions of environmental degradation, socio-economic development and infectious disease dynamics in the Amazon region
DOI for citing: 
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4385
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