Excess mortality and causes associated with chikungunya, Puerto Rico, 2014–2015

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Title:	Excess mortality and causes associated with chikungunya, Puerto Rico, 2014–2015
Autores:	Ribas Freitas, A. R. Donalisio, M. R. Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María
Researchers (UNIBE):	Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María
Affiliations:	Instituto de Medicina Tropical y Salud Global (IMTSAG)
Research area:	Ciencias de la Salud; Ciencias de la Vida
Keywords:	Puerto Rico; United States; Arboviruses; Chikungunya virus; Epidemiology; Mortality; Vector-borne infections; Viruses
Issue Date:	2018
Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Source:	Emerging infectious diseases, 24(12), 2352-2355
Journal:	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume:	24
Issue:	12
Start page:	2352
End page:	2355
Abstract:	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.
URI:	http://cris.unibe.edu.do/handle/123456789/286
DOI:	10.3201/eid2412.170639
Appears in Collections:	Publicaciones del IMTSAG-UNIBE Publicaciones indexadas en Scopus / Web of Science

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