Catastrophic Floods in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil: The Need for Public Health Responses to Potential Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Overview

Journal Rev Soc Bras Med Trop

Specialty Tropical Medicine

Date 2024 May 29

PMID 38808800

Authors

Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho

Julio Croda

Adriano Antunes de Souza Araujo

Dalmo Correia

Lucindo Jose Quintans-Junior

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