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Forjar relaciones de colaboración en Brasil: del SIDA al ZIKV
David H O'Connor1, Jorge E Osorio2, Amilcar Tanuri3
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Cell
|July 2, 2016
Resumen
El brote del virus del Zika (ZIKV) pone de relieve la necesidad de una cooperación científica mundial. El Brasil
Área de la Ciencia:
- Virología
- Epidemiología
- Salud pública
Sus antecedentes:
- El brote del virus del Zika (ZIKV) requirió colaboraciones internacionales de investigación.
- La experiencia previa de Brasil en el manejo de la epidemia de VIH/SIDA ofrece información valiosa.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Examinar cómo las capacidades brasileñas de respuesta al VIH/SIDA pueden contribuir a la investigación sobre el virus del Zika (ZIKV).
- Identificar las lecciones para establecer colaboraciones internacionales efectivas en la investigación de enfermedades infecciosas.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis comparativo de las estrategias de respuesta al VIH/SIDA y al ZIKV en Brasil.
- Revisión de los marcos internacionales de investigación existentes en materia de enfermedades infecciosas.
Principales resultados:
- La experiencia brasileña en la investigación del VIH/SIDA es transferible a los estudios del ZIKV.
- Las colaboraciones internacionales exitosas requieren estrategias adaptables y el intercambio de recursos.
Conclusiones:
- La infraestructura de salud pública y las redes de investigación de Brasil son cruciales para abordar el ZIKV.
- Las lecciones aprendidas de la respuesta al VIH/SIDA pueden fortalecer la preparación mundial para futuras epidemias.
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