Open AccessThe effects of corrective information about disease epidemics and outbreaks: Evidence from Zika and yellow fever in Brazil
Author(s) -
John M. Carey,
Victoria Chi,
D.J. Flynn,
Brendan Nyhan,
Thomas Zeitzoff
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.aaw7449
Subject(s) - outbreak , zika virus , disease , psychological intervention , medicine , yellow fever , environmental health , virology , psychiatry , pathology , virus
Zika misperceptions are common in Brazil; corrective information fails to improve the accuracy of beliefs about the disease.
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