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Chikungunya killed more than dengue in the last decade in Ceará, Brazil – study 

According to an epidemiological study published in The Lancet Microbe journal, Ceará has been the Brazilian State most affected by chikungunya fever in the last decade, with more than 77,418 confirmed cases.

In addition, the number of deaths caused by the disease was higher than that of dengue in the same period.

Chikungunya registered 1.3 deaths per thousand diagnosed cases, while the mortality rate of Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed?

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