A major chikungunya epidemic with high mortality in northeastern Brazil

A major chikungunya epidemic with high mortality in northeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION Chikungunya causes fever and severe and persistent joint pain. METHODS We reported a chikungunya outbreak that occurred in Ceará State, Brazil between 2016 and 2017 with emphasis on epidemiological characterization of cases, high number of deaths, mortality-associated facto...

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Main Authors: Adriana Rocha Simião, Francisca Kalline de Almeida Barreto, Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa Oliveira, John Washington Cavalcante, Antônio Silva Lima Neto, Rebeca Bandeira Barbosa, Camila de Sousa Lins, Anna Giulia Meira, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho Araújo, Daniele Rocha Queiroz Lemos, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chikungunya
Outbreak
Arbovirus
Dengue
Zika
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