Tsimané and Moseten peoples of lowland Bolivia demonstrate an intrigu… | HappeningNow.news

Health · 3 views

Tsimané and Moseten peoples of lowland Bolivia demonstrate an intriguing case of epidemiological resilience

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies .

Source Medical Xpress Story Brief Updated 34m ago
Story intelligence Beta
Freshness Fresh Updated 34m ago
Confidence Limited Single-outlet story
Coverage Single outlet
Views 3 Community interest
Read time 1 min ~83 words

Story Brief

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Add as preferred source Compared to industrialized counterparts Tsimané people of lowland Bolivia have less food availability and must expend more effort to get it. Credit: Michael Gurven Despite widespread COVID-19 infection in the Tsimané and Moseten populations of Bolivia, the mortality rate in these remote Indigenous groups was the lowest ever recorded for any population or region.

Read full article on Medicalxpress

More coverage on this topic

COVID-19110 stories
View all COVID-19 coverage

More from Health

Continue reading recent Health coverage

Support HappeningNow

Independent AI-powered news analysis is reader-supported. Your contribution helps cover infrastructure, summaries, and continued platform development.

Support HappeningNow

Report an issue with this page