A major chikungunya epidemic with high mortality in northeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION Chikungunya causes fever and severe and persistent joint pain. METHODS We reported a chikungunya outbreak that occurred in Ceará State, Brazil between 2016 and 2017 with emphasis on epidemiological characterization of cases, high number of deaths, mortality-associated factors, and spatial and temporal spread of the epidemic among municipalities. RESULTS: In November 2015, the first autochthonous cases of chikungunya were confirmed in Ceará, Brazil. In 2016-2017, 195,993 cases were reported, with an incidence of 2,186.5/100,000 inhabitants and 244 confirmed deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Rapid transmission and high mortality rate are serious problems, especially in regions with co-circulating arboviruses.

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Main Authors:	Simião,Adriana Rocha, Barreto,Francisca Kalline de Almeida, Oliveira,Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa, Cavalcante,John Washington, Lima Neto,Antônio Silva, Barbosa,Rebeca Bandeira, Lins,Camila de Sousa, Meira,Anna Giulia, Araújo,Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho, Lemos,Daniele Rocha Queiroz, Alencar,Carlos Henrique, Cavalcanti,Luciano Pamplona de Góes
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100689
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