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Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil
BACKGROUND: Due to social and geographical isolation, indigenous people are more vulnerable to adverse conditions; however, there is a lack of data on the epidemics’ impact on these populations. Thus, this article’s objective was to describe the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 in indigenous co...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8040762/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33844167 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-01035-2 |
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author | da Silva, Marina Goulart Pereira, Pablo Michel Barcelos Portela, Williams Ferreira Daros, Guilherme Cabreira Barbosa, Caio Roberto de Almeida Vanassi, Bruna Muraro Parma, Gabriel Oscar Cremona de Bitencourt, Rafael Mariano Iser, Betine Pinto Moehlecke |
author_facet | da Silva, Marina Goulart Pereira, Pablo Michel Barcelos Portela, Williams Ferreira Daros, Guilherme Cabreira Barbosa, Caio Roberto de Almeida Vanassi, Bruna Muraro Parma, Gabriel Oscar Cremona de Bitencourt, Rafael Mariano Iser, Betine Pinto Moehlecke |
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description | BACKGROUND: Due to social and geographical isolation, indigenous people are more vulnerable to adverse conditions; however, there is a lack of data on the epidemics’ impact on these populations. Thus, this article’s objective was to describe the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 in indigenous communities in Brazil. METHODS: This descriptive observational study was carried out in indigenous communities in the municipality of Amaturá (Amazonas, Brazil). Individuals from the Alto Rio Solimões Special Indigenous Sanitary District (DSEI) who met the Sars-Cov-2 infection case definitions during the period between January and August 2020 were included. For case notification, the definitions adopted by the Ministry of Health of Brazil and by the Special Secretariat for Indigenous Health were considered. RESULTS: Out of the entire population served by the Alto Rio Solimões DSEI (n = 2890), 109 indigenous people were suspected of having been infected with Sars-Cov-R during the study period; a total of 89 cases were actually confirmed (rate: 3.08 cases/100,000 inhabitants). Most patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were female (56.2%), with a mean age of 32.4 (± 23.6) years. Predominant symptoms were fever (76.4%), dry cough (64%), and headache (60.7%). Complications occurred in 7.9% of the patients; no deaths were reported. CONCLUSION: These results enhance the observation that indigenous populations, even if relatively isolated, are exposed to COVID-19. The disease cases assessed showed a favorable evolution, which does not mean reducing the need for caring of this population. |
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spelling | pubmed-80407622021-04-13 Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil da Silva, Marina Goulart Pereira, Pablo Michel Barcelos Portela, Williams Ferreira Daros, Guilherme Cabreira Barbosa, Caio Roberto de Almeida Vanassi, Bruna Muraro Parma, Gabriel Oscar Cremona de Bitencourt, Rafael Mariano Iser, Betine Pinto Moehlecke J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Article BACKGROUND: Due to social and geographical isolation, indigenous people are more vulnerable to adverse conditions; however, there is a lack of data on the epidemics’ impact on these populations. Thus, this article’s objective was to describe the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 in indigenous communities in Brazil. METHODS: This descriptive observational study was carried out in indigenous communities in the municipality of Amaturá (Amazonas, Brazil). Individuals from the Alto Rio Solimões Special Indigenous Sanitary District (DSEI) who met the Sars-Cov-2 infection case definitions during the period between January and August 2020 were included. For case notification, the definitions adopted by the Ministry of Health of Brazil and by the Special Secretariat for Indigenous Health were considered. RESULTS: Out of the entire population served by the Alto Rio Solimões DSEI (n = 2890), 109 indigenous people were suspected of having been infected with Sars-Cov-R during the study period; a total of 89 cases were actually confirmed (rate: 3.08 cases/100,000 inhabitants). Most patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were female (56.2%), with a mean age of 32.4 (± 23.6) years. Predominant symptoms were fever (76.4%), dry cough (64%), and headache (60.7%). Complications occurred in 7.9% of the patients; no deaths were reported. CONCLUSION: These results enhance the observation that indigenous populations, even if relatively isolated, are exposed to COVID-19. The disease cases assessed showed a favorable evolution, which does not mean reducing the need for caring of this population. Springer International Publishing 2021-04-12 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8040762/ /pubmed/33844167 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-01035-2 Text en © W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article da Silva, Marina Goulart Pereira, Pablo Michel Barcelos Portela, Williams Ferreira Daros, Guilherme Cabreira Barbosa, Caio Roberto de Almeida Vanassi, Bruna Muraro Parma, Gabriel Oscar Cremona de Bitencourt, Rafael Mariano Iser, Betine Pinto Moehlecke Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil |
title | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil |
title_full | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil |
title_fullStr | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil |
title_short | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Populations in Brazil |
title_sort | epidemiology of covid-19 among indigenous populations in brazil |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8040762/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33844167 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-01035-2 |
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