The Zika Social Sciences Network was created on the occasion of the Zika outbreak that affected Brazil in 2015/2016, understanding and managing the emergency demanded an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to give a proper response. It was convened by Fiocruz and gathers researchers and institutions to join combine efforts to address issues that arose from this experience from a social sciences and humanities perspective. The main focus is the repercussions of the Zika epidemic on science, health and society, and its ongoing legacy.
A Rede Zika Ciências Sociais foi criada por ocasião da epidemia de Zika que afetou o Brasil em 2015/2016, entendendo a emergência exigia uma abordagem interdisciplinar e abrangente para dar uma resposta adequada. A Rede foi constituída pela Fiocruz e reúne pesquisadores e instituições para combinar esforços para abordar questões que surgiram dessa experiência do ponto de vista de ciências sociais e humanas. O foco principal está nas repercussões da epidemia do Zika na ciência, na saúde e na sociedade e suas consequências.
O Coordenador da Rede Zika de Ciências Sociais, Gustavo Matta, a pesquisadora Denise Pimenta, do Instituto René Rachou (Fiocruz Minas) e a pesquisadora Adriana Melo do IPESQ falaram sobre a epidemia de Zika 5 anos depois. Assista!
Get to know how the Zika virus is affecting people´s lives in Brazil
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O Boletim Ciência do dia 24/3/2021, do Canal Saúde, conversou com a pesquisadora Lenir do Nascimento sobre a Exposição Zika Vidas que Afetam. Confira!
*Portuguese content* Com objetivo de avaliar como as famílias dessas crianças foram impactadas, a pesquisa Impactos econômicos e sociais do vírus Zika foi realizada no IFF-Fiocruz, ...
Abstract In Brazil, Zika is framed as a virus transmitted only by mosquitoes and the epidemic as a concern only for women. In order to examine this misconception, this article investigates the ...
Abstract Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus that is also transmitted sexually, however, the epidemiological relevance of ZIKV sexual transmission in endemic regions is unclear. Methods: We performed ...
Ximena Casas Researcher, Women's Rights Division As Covid-19 dominates headlines, the Zika virus silently continues to put women and children at grave risk in Brazil, and the country has not taken nearly enough steps to combat the mosquito-borne disease or ... Read more
