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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Freitas, André Ricardo Ribas ; Donalisio, Maria Rita ; Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Cause Of Death Chikungunya Fever/Epidemiology Chikungunya Fever/History Chikungunya Fever/Mortality Chikungunya Fever/Virology Chikungunya Virus History, 21St Century Humans Middle Aged Population Surveillance Seasons Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(12):2352-2355
• Pubmed ID:
  30277456
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6256393
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  Puerto Rico
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5d1eeff710e6a5d6dde47b24348347333db6d15ec988aad248d075283944740e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/61325/cdc_61325_DS1.pdf
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