Author | Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes | |
Author | Freitas, André Ricardo Ribas | |
Author | Brasil, Patrícia | |
Author | Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio da | |
Access date | 2017-11-14T13:01:21Z | |
Available date | 2017-11-14T13:01:21Z | |
Document date | 2017 | |
Citation | CAVALCANTI, Luciano Pamplona de Góes et al. Surveillance of deaths caused by arboviruses in Brazil: from dengue to Chikungunya. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 112, n. 8, p. 585-585, Aug. 2017. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/23160 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Fiocruz/IOC | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Chikungunya | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Dengue | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Arbovírus | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Vigilância | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Morte | pt_BR |
Title | Surveillance of deaths caused by arboviruses in Brazil: from dengue to chikungunya | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1590/0074-02760160537 | |
Abstract | 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 virus, when some deaths occur after the acute phase? Did the virus decompensate the underlying diseases, leading to death? Did prolonged hospitalisation lead to infection, resulting in the patient's progression to death? Were there iatrogenic complications during patient care? The dengue question, for which there has not yet been a definitive response, resurfaces prominently under the chikungunya surveillance scenario. We are facing an epidemic of a disease that seems to be more lethal than previously thought. The major challenge ahead is to investigate deaths suspected of occurring due to arbovirus infections and to understand the role of each infection in the unfavourable outcome. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Ceará. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic. Campinas, SP, Brasil / Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. Departamento de Vigilância em Saúde. Campinas, SP, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Campo Grande, MS, Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject | Surveillance | pt_BR |
Subject | Death | pt_BR |
Subject | Arboviruses | pt_BR |
Subject | Dengue | pt_BR |
Subject | Chikungunya | pt_BR |