Excess Mortality and Causes Associated with Chikungunya, Puerto Rico, 2014–2015

During 2014–2015, a total of 31 deaths were associated with the first chikungunya epidemic in Puerto Rico. We analyzed excess mortality from various causes for the same months during the previous 4 years and detected 1,310 deaths possibly attributable to chikungunya. Our findings raise important que...

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Autores principales: Freitas, André Ricardo Ribas, Donalisio, Maria Rita, Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6256393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30277456
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2412.170639
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description During 2014–2015, a total of 31 deaths were associated with the first chikungunya epidemic in Puerto Rico. We analyzed excess mortality from various causes for the same months during the previous 4 years and detected 1,310 deaths possibly attributable to chikungunya. Our findings raise important questions about increased mortality rates associated with chikungunya.
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spelling pubmed-62563932018-12-05 Excess Mortality and Causes Associated with Chikungunya, Puerto Rico, 2014–2015 Freitas, André Ricardo Ribas Donalisio, Maria Rita Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch During 2014–2015, a total of 31 deaths were associated with the first chikungunya epidemic in Puerto Rico. We analyzed excess mortality from various causes for the same months during the previous 4 years and detected 1,310 deaths possibly attributable to chikungunya. Our findings raise important questions about increased mortality rates associated with chikungunya. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6256393/ /pubmed/30277456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2412.170639 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_short Excess Mortality and Causes Associated with Chikungunya, Puerto Rico, 2014–2015
title_sort excess mortality and causes associated with chikungunya, puerto rico, 2014–2015
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6256393/
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