OBJECTIVE: to describe the experience and preliminary results of the Arbovirus Death Investigation Committee in Ceará, Brazil, in 2017. METHODS: the Committee investigates and discusses all suspected cases of arbovirus deaths reported by the epidemiological surveillance service. RESULTS: a total of 443 suspected arbovirus deaths were reported, 220 (49.7%) of which were confirmed; of these, 88.2% were from chikungunya and 11.8% from dengue; the median age of chikungunya deaths was higher when compared to dengue (77 versus 56 years) and the time until death was also longer when compared to dengue (38 versus 12 days); median time for case closure was 54.5 days; in 2017, Ceará confirmed 80.4% of Brazilian chikungunya deaths. CONCLUSION: the investigation of deaths showed that CHIK viruses were responsible for the majority of arboviral deaths in the state of Ceará, in 2017.
OBJECTIVE: to describe the experience and preliminary results of the Arbovirus Death Investigation Committee in Ceará, Brazil, in 2017. METHODS: the Committee investigates and discusses all suspected cases of arbovirus deaths reported by the epidemiological surveillance service. RESULTS: a total of 443 suspected arbovirus deaths were reported, 220 (49.7%) of which were confirmed; of these, 88.2% were from chikungunya and 11.8% from dengue; the median age of chikungunya deaths was higher when compared to dengue (77 versus 56 years) and the time until death was also longer when compared to dengue (38 versus 12 days); median time for case closure was 54.5 days; in 2017, Ceará confirmed 80.4% of Brazilian chikungunya deaths. CONCLUSION: the investigation of deaths showed that CHIK viruses were responsible for the majority of arboviral deaths in the state of Ceará, in 2017.
Authors: Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa Oliveira; Francisca Kalline de Almeida Barreto; Geovana Praça Pinto; Isabella Timbó Queiroz; Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho Araújo; Kilma Wanderley Lopes; Regina Lúcia Sousa do Vale; Daniele Rocha Queiroz Lemos; John Washington Cavalcante; André Machado Siqueira; Lívia Carla Vinhal Frutuoso; Elisabeth Carmen Duarte; Antônio Silva Lima Neto; André Ricardo Ribas Freitas; Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti Journal: PLoS One Date: 2022-04-07 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Livia Carla Vinhal Frutuoso; André Ricardo Ribas Freitas; Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti; Elisabeth Carmen Duarte Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Date: 2020-04-09 Impact factor: 1.581