Chickenpox outbreak among Venezuelan immigrants housed in shelters and occupancies in the state of Roraima, Brazil, 2019: a descriptive study.
Sérgio Murilo Coelho de AndradeMaria Isabella Claudino HaslettJuliane Maria Alves Siqueira MaltaErnesto Isaac Montenegro RenoinerAdriana Regina Farias Pontes LucenaFrancieli Fontana Sutile Tardetti FantinatoValdirene Oliveira CruzChristiane Silva da CostaElizabeth David Dos SantosPublished in: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil (2021)
People susceptible to chickenpox were identified during the investigation. Immunization actions aimed at reducing transmission were adopted, thus preventing severe cases, deaths and overload in local health care system.
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