Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Latin America
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- D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana
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- Universidad Privada Franz Tamayo (UNIFRANZ),
- Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de las Américas
Research Output:
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
Chapter
Peer-reviewPublication Information
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Research Output:
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
Chapter
Peer-reviewHost publication Subtitle
Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and TreatmentOriginal language
EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 11-24 (14 pages)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/01/2021
Publication status
Published - 01/01/2021
Publisher
Elsevier, NetherlandsISBN (Electronic)
9780323856621Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85128155712
Host publication title
Pandemic Outbreaks in the 21st CenturyAbstract
Over the year 2020, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact, caused by the Severe Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, has been highly significant in the world. As expected, resource-constrained areas of the world, as is the case of Latin America, have been more affected given their previous epidemiological context, health care systems, and socioeconomic conditions. In this chapter the main epidemiological features of the COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic in this region are revised.