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PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya, Zika viruses – Brazil: (RJ) climate, urbanization, transmission

Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika virus -- BrazilFuller TL, Calvet G, Genaro Estevam C, et al. Behavioral, climatic, and environmental risk factors for Zika and Chikungunya virus infections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015-16. PLoS One. 2017;12(11):e0188002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.018800Abstract--------The burden of arboviruses in the Americas is high and may result in long-term sequelae with infants disabled by Zika virus infection (ZIKV) and arthritis caused by infection with chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Read more [...]