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Amazon fires coincide with increased respiratory illnesses in indigenous populations

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 8; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30421-5

2213-2619

Lise Alves,

Indigenous Health and Education

Smoke from fires set in the Amazon region is one of the key causes of respiratory hospitalisations of indigenous people, states a recent study conducted by Brazil's Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). This year, the fires, along with the spread of COVID-19, might mean further distress to the indigenous population who live in the region.