BioMed Central | Journals A-Z. Revista de Saúde Pública da USP. Interface - Comunicação, Saúde, Educação. Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva. Journal of the Panamerican Health Organization. Special Issue on Chikungunya in the Region of the Americas Chikungunya, an arboviral disease previously unknown in the Americas, became an epidemic in the Region after its first indigenous circulation was reported in December 2013.
From that point on, the epidemic spread throughout the Region at an unprecedented pace, and the generation of scientific knowledge that has an impact on public health has become a high priority. Determining the virus’ swift geographical spread from 2013 onward, optimizing ongoing surveillance and control methods, and characterizing the ecological factors that promote this vector-borne disease are some of the areas that stand to benefit from the generation of chikungunya-related scientific research. This special edition of the Pan American Journal of Public Health aims to provide a platform for disseminating new research from a public health perspective, and help to bridge some of the evidence gaps in the response to the chikungunya epidemic.
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