Should we be concerned about Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever? – A reflection on its current situation in Venezuela and potential impact in Latin America amid the migration crisis. (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J.; Bonilla-Aldana, D. Katterine; Risquez, Alejandro; Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto; Suárez, José Antonio
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 44(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Guanarito virus -- reemerging -- rodent-borne diseases -- Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever -- zoonoses; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100945
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

Abstract: Venezuelan Haemorrhagic Fever is an endemic zoonosis exhibiting a high lethality. Discovered decades ago, it is still causing seasonal hemorrhagic fever outbreaks. With the ongoing migration crisis, transmission and spreading to other countries in Latin America remains a latent threat that should be monitored, particularly in light of recent cases.