Risk factors for arbovirus infections in a low-income community of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015-2016.

BACKGROUND:Dengue epidemics have occurred in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) since 1986. In the year 2015, Zika and chikungunya viruses were introduced in the city, causing sequential and simultaneous epidemics. Poor socioeconomic conditions have been suggested as contributing factors of arbovir...

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Main Authors: Nádia Cristina Pinheiro Rodrigues, Regina Paiva Daumas, Andrea Sobral de Almeida, Reinaldo Souza Dos Santos, Isabella Koster, Pedro Pinheiro Rodrigues, Marcelly de Freitas Gomes, Auriane de Fátima Macedo, Alyssa Gerardi, Iúri da Costa Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5991716?pdf=render