Estimated mortality rate and leading causes of death among individuals with chikungunya in 2016 and 2017 in Brazil

Estimated mortality rate and leading causes of death among individuals with chikungunya in 2016 and 2017 in Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: In 2014, the first cases of autochthonous chikungunya (CHIK) were recorded in Brazil. Lethality associated with this disease is underestimated. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the causes of death among individuals with CHIK in Brazil. METHODS: A descriptive observational...

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Main Authors: Livia Carla Vinhal Frutuoso, André Ricardo Ribas Freitas, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti, Elisabeth Carmen Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chikungunya fever
Mortality
Matched-pair analysis
Death certificate
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100316&tlng=en

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