Scientific and technological contributions of Latin America and Caribbean countries to the Zika virus outbreak
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6842-x
Abstract: BackgroundThe recent Zika virus (ZIKAV) epidemics disclosed a major public health threat and a scientific and technological (S&T) challenge. The lessons learned from the S&T response of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries are… read more here.
Keywords: research; america caribbean; lac countries; zikav ... See more keywords
Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006271
Abstract: Through national efforts and regional cooperation under the umbrella of the Regional Program for the Elimination of Rabies, dog and human rabies have decreased significantly in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries over the last… read more here.
Keywords: lac countries; dog vaccination; 1998 2014;
Tribulations of the Last Mile: Sides from a Regional Program
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00004
Abstract: In Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, the number of cases of dog-mediated human rabies is at its lowest since the onset of the Regional Program for Rabies Elimination in 1983, a commitment from LAC… read more here.
Keywords: last mile; lac countries; regional program; elimination ... See more keywords