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Increased number of deaths during a chikungunya epidemic in Pernambuco, Brazil

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Title
Increased number of deaths during a chikungunya epidemic in Pernambuco, Brazil
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, September 2017
DOI 10.1590/0074-02760170124
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Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito, Maria Glória Teixeira

Abstract

In early 2016, it was suspected that there were more deaths in Pernambuco than in previous years during an epidemic of chikungunya. This study tested whether there was an increased number of deaths and, if so, whether this increase could be related to a chikungunya epidemic. Indeed, there was an increase of 4235 deaths in 2016 compared to the average of the four previous years, and the highest differences were found during the peak period of the epidemic. It was evident that not all of these deaths could be attributed to complications of chikungunya. However, considering the temporal overlap, some of these deaths may have been caused by the aggravation of pre-existing comorbidities or complications caused directly by chikungunya virus infection.

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Unknown 57 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 8 14%
Student > Master 8 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 12%
Student > Bachelor 6 11%
Other 4 7%
Other 9 16%
Unknown 15 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 26%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 7%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 2%
Other 7 12%
Unknown 20 35%
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#1,299
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