The next arbovirus epidemic in Latin America and beyond: A question of when, not if - Mayaro, Oropouche, Usutu or Disease X?

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Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina, Facultad de Medicina, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas-Institución Universitaria Visión de las Américas, Risaralda, Pereira, 660003, Colombia. Electronic address:

Published: February 2025

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