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    Brote de COVID-19 en una comunidad ind铆gena urbana en Lima Norte, Per煤

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    Populations that live in poverty with restricted social mobility and limited access to health care services, such as the Shipibo-Konibo community of Cantagallo (Rimac), are at risk to get COVID-19. After the report of three fatalities due to COVID-19 in that community a multidisciplinary team involving the ministries of health, interior affairs, culture and the major of the Rimac district, the community of that district and NGOs did not allow the movement of persons in and out the community. The proportion of members of the community with positive IgM serological tests come down and those with positive IgG levels increased, suggesting reduced transmission or presence of mild- asymptomatic cases. The vulnerability of indigenous communities as reported here is a clear evidence of the need to have sustainable and articulated plans to protect these communities from devastating diseases such as COVID-19.Las poblaciones en condiciones de pobreza, con movilidad social restringida y limitado acceso a servicios de salud, como la comunidad Shipibo-Konibo de Cantagallo (R铆mac) son grupos vulnerables a COVID-19. Ante el reporte de 3 casos fallecidos por COVID-19, se desarroll贸 un trabajo articulado con participaci贸n intersectorial (Salud, Interior, Cultura), Municipalidad del R铆mac, comunidad y ONG, entre otros; no permitiendo el ingreso ni salida de una persona sin autorizaci贸n, cerc谩ndola y aisl谩ndola. Entre el primer y tercer tamizaje, la proporci贸n de pacientes con IgM positivo disminuy贸 y la proporci贸n de casos IgG positivo aument贸, sugiriendo disminuci贸n de la transmisi贸n activa o presencia de casos leves o asintom谩ticos. La vulnerabilidad de comunidades originarias y nuestros resultados evidencian la necesidad de contar con planes articulados sostenibles, que trascienda del enfoque biom茅dico abordando los determinantes sociales, con activa participaci贸n intersectorial, intergubernamental y de sociedad civil, para hacer a COVID-19 en las comunidades ind铆genas
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