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Nathália Mariana Santos Sansone1, Matheus Negri Boschiero2, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson1

  • 1Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Health Data Science, So Francisco University (Universidade São Francisco - USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil; Laboratory of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Health Data Science, So Francisco University (Universidade São Francisco - USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil; LunGuardian Research Group - Epidemiology of Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Health Data Science, So Francisco University (Universidade São Francisco - USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil.

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Climate-related disastersConvention on Climate ChangeFloodsLeptospirosisOne Health

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