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Short Communication • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 51 (01) • Jan-Feb 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0440-2017   copy

Is the recent increment in attributable deaths to type-2 diabetes (T2D) associated with the latest chikungunya outbreak in a major epidemic area in Brazil?

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) can negatively influence outcomes in patients with pre-existing conditions. We investigated the association between the recent CHIKV outbreak and increased type 2 diabetes (T2D)-attributable deaths.

METHODS:

Monthly averages of T2D-attributable deaths between 2001 and 2016 were determined and compared to the equivalent data for 2017 and the recent CHIKV outbreak.

RESULTS:

CHKV outbreak peaked in April 2017 with 4,394.4 cases/100,000 inhabitants, while T2D-attributable deaths in the same period increased by 35.2%.

CONCLUSIONS:

T2D-attributable deaths significantly increased compared to the previous data, which overlapped with CHIKV incidence. The pathophysiology of this association warrants further investigations.

Keywords:
Chikungunya; Diabetes; Arbovirus; Deaths

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