Zika in Puerto Rico, 2016-2017: I Perspectives on the Social Crisis and Health Care Concerns.

Zika in Puerto Rico, 2016-2017: I Perspectives on the Social Crisis and Health Care Concerns. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Special Issue):S15-S23 Authors: Rigau-Pérez JG Abstract The social reaction to the Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico reached a confrontational climax regarding aerial fumigation with an organophosphate insecticide. The public drama has obscured multiple simultaneous controversies. This and a companion paper, based mostly on print and digital news reports, provide a context and description of the major controversies and examine the outcomes and their lessons for the protection of the public's health. Part I describes the social and sanitary environment, the first three months of the epidemic, and the debates related to religious, demographic, economic, political, and health care concerns. PMID: 30576573 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: P R Health Sci J Source Type: research