Zika Outbreak in 2016: Understanding Brazilian Social Inequalities through Urban Spatial Analysis and their Consequences to Health
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Brazil hasexperienced one of the highest levels of zika incidence transmitted by “Aedesaegypti” with 2,106 of microcephaly cases confirmed in metropolitan areas where almost 80% of the population lives. In the last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm about the distribution and severity of microcephaly caused by zika. Social and environmental determinants have a strong influence on a wide number of cases which include the government failures to manage important factors such as:
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