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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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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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