Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Venezuela as a Regional Public Health Threat in the Americas

Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi; Adriana Tami; Maria E. Grillet; Marilianna Marquez; Juan Hernandez-Villena; Maria A. Escalona-Rodriguez; Gabriela M. Blohm; Isis Mejias; Huniades Urbina-Medina; Alejandro Risquez; Julio Castro; Ana Carvajal; Carlos Walter; Maria G. Lopez; Philipp Schwabl; Luis Hernandez-Castro; Michael A. Miles; Peter J. Hotez; John Lednicky; J. Glenn Morris Jr; James Crainey; Sergio Luz; Juan D. Ramirez; Emilia Sordillo; Martin Llewellyn; Merari Canache; Maria Araque; Jose Oletta

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Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Venezuela as a Regional Public Health Threat in the Americas

Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi^*, Adriana Tami, Maria E. Grillet, Marilianna Marquez, Juan Hernandez-Villena, Maria A. Escalona-Rodriguez, Gabriela M. Blohm, Isis Mejias, Huniades Urbina-Medina, Alejandro Risquez, Julio Castro, Ana Carvajal, Carlos Walter, Maria G. Lopez, Philipp Schwabl, Luis Hernandez-Castro, Michael A. Miles, Peter J. Hotez, John Lednicky, J. Glenn Morris JrJames Crainey, Sergio Luz, Juan D. Ramirez, Emilia Sordillo, Martin Llewellyn, Merari Canache, Maria Araque, Jose Oletta

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Venezuela's tumbling economy and authoritarian rule have precipitated an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Hyperinflation rates now exceed 45,000%, and Venezuela's health system is in free fall. The country is experiencing a massive exodus of biomedical scientists and qualified health care professionals. Reemergence of arthropod-borne and vaccine-preventable diseases has sparked serious epidemics that also affect neighboring countries. In this article, we discuss the ongoing epidemics of measles and diphtheria in Venezuela and their disproportionate impact on indigenous populations. We also discuss the potential for reemergence of poliomyelitis and conclude that action to halt the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases within Venezuela is a matter of urgency for the country and the region. We further provide specific recommendations for addressing this crisis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	625-632
Number of pages	8
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	4
Early online date	17-Apr-2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.181305
Publication status	Published - Apr-2019

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Paniz-Mondolfi, A. E., Tami, A., Grillet, M. E., Marquez, M., Hernandez-Villena, J., Escalona-Rodriguez, M. A., Blohm, G. M., Mejias, I., Urbina-Medina, H., Risquez, A., Castro, J., Carvajal, A., Walter, C., Lopez, M. G., Schwabl, P., Hernandez-Castro, L., Miles, M. A., Hotez, P. J., Lednicky, J., ... Oletta, J. (2019). Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Venezuela as a Regional Public Health Threat in the Americas. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25(4), 625-632. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.181305

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