A review of environmental risks and vulnerability factors of indigenous populations from Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of the COVID-19

R Flores-Ramírez, AA Berumen-Rodríguez… - Global Public …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was declared a new epicentre of the
coronavirus pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 22 May 2020. As of 13 …

The changing face of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean

PJ García, A Bayer, CP Cárcamo - Current Hiv/Aids Reports, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a region with similarities and important
disparities. In recent years LAC has witnessed achievements, with HIV prevalence rates …

[HTML][HTML] Pueblos indígenas, VIH y políticas públicas en Latinoamérica: una exploración en el panorama actual de la prevalencia epidemiológica, la prevención, la …

P Ponce, R Muñoz, M Stival - Salud colectiva, 2017 - SciELO Public Health
Este artículo describe y analiza la situación epidemiológica, de prevención, atención y
tratamiento del VIH para pueblos indígenas en Latinoamérica. Se identificaron, clasificaron …

[HTML][HTML] HIV, syphilis, and viral hepatitis among Latin American indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants: a systematic review

NK Russell, K Nazar, S Del Pino… - … de Salud Pública, 2019 - SciELO Public Health
Objective To identify and summarize existing literature on the burden of HIV, sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), and viral hepatitis (VH) in indigenous peoples and Afro …

[HTML][HTML] High malnutrition rate in Venezuelan Yanomami compared to Warao Amerindians and Creoles: significant associations with intestinal parasites and anemia

LM Verhagen, RN Incani, CR Franco, A Ugarte… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Children in rural areas experience the interrelated problems of poor growth,
anemia and parasitic infections. We investigated the prevalence of and associations …

[图书][B] The uncounted: politics of data in global health

SLM Davis - 2020 - books.google.com
" Health service conditions in Venezuela are deplorable.... Hospitalization areas without
running water, fully contaminated surgery rooms, not enough anesthesia to treat the …

[HTML][HTML] HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection among Warao indigenous refugees in the Brazilian Amazon: challenges for public health in times of increasing migration

IN Abreu, FT Lopes, CNC Lima, AN Barbosa… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection is endemic in indigenous
populations of the Americas. We describe herein the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of immigration on tuberculosis and HIV burden between Colombia and Venezuela and across frontier regions

NE Arenas-Suarez, LI Cuervo, EF Avila… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Historically, human migrations have determined the spread of many infectious diseases by
promoting the emergence of temporal outbreaks between populations. We aimed to analyze …

[HTML][HTML] Local action plan to promote access to the health system by indigenous Venezuelans from the Warao ethnic group in Manaus, Brazil: Analysis of the plan´ s …

SV de Jezus, A Ilha da Silva, R Alexandre Arcêncio… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The provision of care and monitoring of health are essential for indigenous
Venezuelans from the Warao ethnic group, who are at risk of decimation. Objective Analyze …

[HTML][HTML] Decreasing prevalence of Hepatitis B and absence of Hepatitis C Virus infection in the Warao indigenous population of Venezuela

RY Blanco, CL Loureiro, JA Villalba, YF Sulbarán… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Prevalence and molecular epidemiology studies for hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) virus are
scarce in Warao Amerindians from Venezuela, where an epidemic of human …