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Surveillance of deaths caused by arboviruses in Brazil: from dengue to chikungunya

Did death occur DUE TO dengue, or in a patient WITH dengue virus infection? It seems a matter of semantics, but in fact, it underscores how challenging it is to distinguish whether the disease contributed to death, or was itself the underlying cause of death. Can a death be attributed to chikungunya...

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Published in:Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes, Freitas, André Ricardo Ribas, Brasil, Patrícia, da Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530552/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28767985
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760160537
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