Is the recent increment in attributable deaths to type-2 diabetes (T2D) associated with the latest chikungunya outbreak in a major epidemic area in Brazil?

Is the recent increment in attributable deaths to type-2 diabetes (T2D) associated with the latest chikungunya outbreak in a major epidemic area in Brazil?

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) can negatively influence outcomes in patients with pre-existing conditions. We investigated the association between the recent CHIKV outbreak and increased type 2 diabetes (T2D)-attributable deaths. METHODS: Monthly averages of T2D-attributable deat...

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Main Authors: Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti, Sara Mendes D’angelo, Daniele Rocha Queiroz Lemos, Francisca Kalline de Almeida Barreto, André Machado Siqueira, Fabio Miyajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chikungunya
Diabetes
Arbovirus
Deaths
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000100063&lng=en&tlng=en

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