COVID-19 Response in Latin America
| Autor: | Gilma Vargas, Sebastián Tobar, Rifat Atun, Germán Guerra, Nelly Salgado de Snyder, Rocío Sáenz, Rubén Torres, Paulo Marchiori Buss, Giorgio Solimano, Angela M. Bayer, Helena Ribeiro, Rafael Tuesca, Patricia J. Garcia, Alex Alarcón, Karol Rojas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Economic growth Latin Americans Pneumonia Viral Context (language use) Perspective Piece Betacoronavirus AMÉRICA LATINA Virology Political science Pandemic medicine Humans Pandemics Socioeconomic status SARS-CoV-2 Public health COVID-19 Response Test (assessment) Latin America Infectious Diseases Socioeconomic Factors Respiratory virus Parasitology Public Health Contact Tracing Coronavirus Infections purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06 [https] Contact tracing |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0765 |
| Popis: | Effective management of a pandemic due to a respiratory virus requires public health capacity for a coordinated response for mandatory restrictions, large-scale testing to identify infected individuals, capacity to isolate infected cases and track and test contacts, and health services for those infected who require hospitalization. Because of contextual and socioeconomic factors, it has been hard for Latin America to confront this epidemic. In this article, we discuss the context and the initial responses of eight selected Latin American countries, including similarities and differences in public health, economic, and fiscal measures, and provide reflections on what worked and what did not work and what to expect moving forward. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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