Autor(es): Brown, Clive M. ; Cetron, Martin S.

Resumo: Cetron and Amoroso comment on the case presented by Chen et al regarding global health. They say that the vulnerability of island countries and territories to new pathogens has been recently highlighted by the translocation of chikungunya virus in the northern Pacific (FSM) and Caribbean and the introduction of Zika virus in French Polynesia. Regional coordination of technical assistance is an important approach to addressing the needs of island jurisdictions. In the featured case, interagency coordination among regional partners in support of the Ministry of Health enabled a broad and complementary array of resources to be deployed during a recent dengue outbreak without duplication of effort or deployment of unnecessary resources.

Palavras-Chave: Human diseases, Infectious diseases, Public health, Dengue, Zika virus

Imprenta: Clinical Infectious Diseases, v. 58, n. 7, p. 1, 2014

Descritores: Zika virus - Infectious diseases ; Zika virus - Dengue ; Zika virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2014

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