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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians.
Ramírez, Juan David; Sordillo, Emilia Mia; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Zavaleta, Carol; Caplivski, Daniel; Navarro, Juan Carlos; Crainey, James Lee; Bessa Luz, Sergio Luiz; Noguera, Lourdes A Delgado; Schaub, Roxane; Rousseau, Cyril; Herrera, Giovanny; Oliveira-Miranda, Maria A; Quispe-Vargas, Maria Teresa; Hotez, Peter J; Paniz Mondolfi, Alberto.
  • Ramírez JD; Grupo de Investigaciones Microbiológicas - UR (GIMUR), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario. Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Sordillo EM; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States.
  • Gotuzzo E; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru.
  • Zavaleta C; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru.
  • Caplivski D; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States.
  • Navarro JC; Universidad Internacional SEK, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Crainey JL; Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane/ILMD/FIOCRUZ, Manaus, Brasil.
  • Bessa Luz SL; Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane/ILMD/FIOCRUZ, Manaus, Brasil.
  • Noguera LAD; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas IDB / Emerging Pathogens Network-Incubadora Venezolana de la Ciencia, Cabudare, Venezuela.
  • Schaub R; CIC AG/Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne, French Guiana.
  • Rousseau C; Laboratoire des Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologie Tropicale (EPaT) EA 3593, Université de Guyane, Labex CEBA, DFR Santé, Cayenne, French Guiana.
  • Herrera G; Santé publique France. French National Public Health Agency. Regional unit. French Guiana. France.
  • Oliveira-Miranda MA; Grupo de Investigaciones Microbiológicas - UR (GIMUR), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario. Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Quispe-Vargas MT; Wataniba Amazon Social Workgroup, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Hotez PJ; Wataniba Amazon Social Workgroup, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Paniz Mondolfi A; National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 14(10): e0008686, 2020 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-895054
ABSTRACT
As the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to expand, healthcare resources globally have been spread thin. Now, the disease is rapidly spreading across South America, with deadly consequences in areas with already weakened public health systems. The Amazon region is particularly susceptible to the widespread devastation from Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) because of its immunologically fragile native Amerindian inhabitants and epidemiologic vulnerabilities. Herein, we discuss the current situation and potential impact of COVID-19 in the Amazon region and how further spread of the epidemic wave could prove devastating for many Amerindian people living in the Amazon rainforest.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Indians, South American / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America Language: English Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pntd.0008686

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Indians, South American / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America Language: English Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pntd.0008686