Chikungunya Death Risk Factors in Brazil, in 2017: A case-control study.

Chikungunya Death Risk Factors in Brazil, in 2017: A case-control study.

<h4>Background</h4>In 2016/2017 we had a major epidemic of chikungunya (CHIK) in Brazil, with many deaths. We evaluated to factors associated with deaths from CHIK that occurred in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil.<h4>Methods</h4>A matched case-control study was conducted (1:2),...

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Main Authors: Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa Oliveira, Francisca Kalline de Almeida Barreto, Geovana Praça Pinto, Isabella Timbó Queiroz, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho Araújo, Kilma Wanderley Lopes, Regina Lúcia Sousa do Vale, Daniele Rocha Queiroz Lemos, John Washington Cavalcante, André Machado Siqueira, Lívia Carla Vinhal Frutuoso, Elisabeth Carmen Duarte, Antônio Silva Lima Neto, André Ricardo Ribas Freitas, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260939

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