COVID-19 in comparison with other emerging viral diseases: risk of geographic spread via travel

A Wilder-Smith - Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of review The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major global health threat. The rapid
spread was facilitated by air travel although rigorous travel bans and lockdowns were able …

The Venezuelan diaspora: Migration-related experiences and mental health

CP Salas-Wright, MM Maldonado-Molina… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since 2015, the Venezuelan diaspora has poured forth from the Venezuelan sending
context into an array of (mostly) middle-income receiving countries and into the United …

What is the impact of lockdowns on dengue?

O Brady, A Wilder-Smith - Current infectious disease reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Societal lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
have led to unprecedented disruption to daily life across the globe. A collateral effect of …

Venezuelan migration and the border health crisis in Colombia and Brazil

S Doocy, KR Page, F De la Hoz… - … on Migration and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Venezuela's economic crisis has triggered mass migration; more than 3.4 million
Venezuelans have fled to other countries in the region and beyond. An assessment mission …

Social distancing in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis using the Stringency Index and Google Community Mobility Reports

D Zhu, SR Mishra, X Han, K Santo - Journal of travel medicine, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In late May, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Americas have now
become the epicentre of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with …

Climatic and socio-economic factors supporting the co-circulation of dengue, Zika and chikungunya in three different ecosystems in Colombia

J Morgan, C Strode… - PLoS Neglected Tropical …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Dengue, Zika and chikungunya are diseases of global health significance caused by
arboviruses and transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which is of worldwide …

Factores asociados a la no utilización de servicios de salud en inmigrantes venezolanos en Perú

A Hernández-Vásquez… - Revista Peruana de …, 2020 - SciELO Public Health
Objetivo. Estimar la prevalencia y determinar los factores asociados a la no utilización de
instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud (NUIPSS) en inmigrantes adultos …

Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border

MY Makuch, MJD Osis, A Becerra, C Brasil… - PLoS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To know the experiences of Venezuelan migrant women living in shelters in
Roraima state at the northwestern border between Venezuela and Brazil regarding …

Global Health and Peace: The Elusive Path with a Focus on Palestine, Ukraine, and Venezuela

M Alkhaldi, Z Hamdonah, L El Khatib - Risk Management and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The interrelationality of health and peace is complex, multifactorial, and imbued with political
and economic challenges. Peace and health outcomes reflect shared fundamental values …

Violence Across Borders: Venezuelan Women and the Continuum of Violence in Migration and Settlement

DN Obinna - Feminist Criminology, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The ongoing conflict in Venezuela has created significant risks for women and girls. Conflict
affected populations often face higher levels of vulnerability and risks of gender-based …