Exceptionally low mortality despite widespread COVID-19 infection among Indigenous Tsimane and Moseten of Bolivia.

Inchauste L, de Lamballerie X, Priet S, Cayuba MG, Adrian JC, Rodriguez DE, Gutierrez RQ, Alami S, Aronoff JE, Beutow K, Cummings DK, Beheim BA, Finch CE, Gatz M, Ghafoor S, Kraft TS, Lea AJ, Mack WJ, Michalik DE, Sayre MK, Seabright E, Stieglitz J, Thomas GS, Thompson RC, Trumble BC, Tsimane Health and Life History Project, HORUS Research Team, Kaplan HS, Gurven MD, Hooper PL

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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119493
Published: 2026 Sep
Container: Social science & medicine (1982)
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119493,
  title = {Exceptionally low mortality despite widespread COVID-19 infection among Indigenous Tsimane and Moseten of Bolivia.},
  author = {Inchauste L and de Lamballerie X and Priet S and Cayuba MG and Adrian JC and Rodriguez DE and Gutierrez RQ and Alami S and Aronoff JE and Beutow K and Cummings DK and Beheim BA and Finch CE and Gatz M and Ghafoor S and Kraft TS and Lea AJ and Mack WJ and Michalik DE and Sayre MK and Seabright E and Stieglitz J and Thomas GS and Thompson RC and Trumble BC and Tsimane Health and Life History Project and HORUS Research Team and Kaplan HS and Gurven MD and Hooper PL},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Social science \& medicine (1982)},
  doi = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119493},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119493}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Exceptionally low mortality despite widespread COVID-19 infection among Indigenous Tsimane and Moseten of Bolivia.
AU  - Inchauste L
AU  - de Lamballerie X
AU  - Priet S
AU  - Cayuba MG
AU  - Adrian JC
AU  - Rodriguez DE
AU  - Gutierrez RQ
AU  - Alami S
AU  - Aronoff JE
AU  - Beutow K
AU  - Cummings DK
AU  - Beheim BA
AU  - Finch CE
AU  - Gatz M
AU  - Ghafoor S
AU  - Kraft TS
AU  - Lea AJ
AU  - Mack WJ
AU  - Michalik DE
AU  - Sayre MK
AU  - Seabright E
AU  - Stieglitz J
AU  - Thomas GS
AU  - Thompson RC
AU  - Trumble BC
AU  - Tsimane Health and Life History Project
AU  - HORUS Research Team
AU  - Kaplan HS
AU  - Gurven MD
AU  - Hooper PL
PY  - 2026
JO  - Social science & medicine (1982)
DO  - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119493
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L, I., X, D. L., S, P., MG, C., JC, A., DE, R., RQ, G., S, A., JE, A., K, B., DK, C., BA, B., CE, F., M, G., S, G., TS, K., AJ, L., WJ, M., DE, M., MK, S., E, S., J, S., GS, T., RC, T., BC, T., Project, T. H. A. L. H., Team, H. R., HS, K., MD, G., & PL, H. (2026). Exceptionally low mortality despite widespread COVID-19 infection among Indigenous Tsimane and Moseten of Bolivia.. Social science & medicine (1982). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119493

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