Mosquito-transmitted viruses - the great Brazilian challenge.
Arboviruses pose a serious threat to public health worldwide, overloading the healthcare system and causing economic losses. These viruses form a very diverse group, and in Brazil, arboviruses belonging to the families Flaviviridae and Togaviridae are predominant. Unfortunately, the number of arboviruses increases in proportion with factors such as deforestation, poor sanitation, climate changes, and introduction of new viruses like Chikungunya virus and Zika virus. In Brazil, dengue is endemic, along with the presence of other arboviruses. The situation is complicated by the scarcity of diagnostic infrastructure and the absence of approved vaccines for these diseases. Disease control, thus, relies solely on vector control. Therefore, enhanced clinical knowledge and improved general awareness about these arboviruses are indispensable to tackle diagnostic inadequacies.
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Mânlio Tasso de Oliveira
MT
Mota
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Ana Carolina
AC
Terzian
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Maria Luana Cristiny Rodrigues
ML
Silva
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Cássia
C
Estofolete
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: mnogueira@famerp.br.
Maurício Lacerda
ML
Nogueira
D000524:Alphavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology*; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology
Arboviruses; Chikungunya; Dengue; Mayaro; Zika