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

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 inc...

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Autores principales: de Brito, Carlos Alexandre Antunes, Teixeira, Maria Glória
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760170124