Surveillance of deaths caused by arboviruses in Brazil: from dengue to chikungunya

Did death occur DUE TO dengue, or in a patient WITH dengue virus infection? It seems a matter of semantics, but in fact, it underscores how challenging it is to distinguish whether the disease contributed to death, or was itself the underlying cause of death. Can a death be attributed to chikungunya...

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Autores principales: Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes, Freitas, André Ricardo Ribas, Brasil, Patrícia, da Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2017
Materias:
Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28767985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760160537

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28767985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760160537

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