Chikungunya epidemic: Analysis of reports of a lay press

Ethics, Legality, and Education in the Practice of Cardiology

“…The importance of the media was revealed during the epidemics of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the H1N1 influenza infection. It has been suggested that the media become a partner in health care delivery to carry messages quickly to the population, to enforce prevention or therapeutic strategies, 49 and to protect communities from hazards. 50…”