In:
Tropical Medicine & International Health, Wiley, Vol. 27, No. 2 ( 2022-02), p. 174-184
Abstract:
To describe Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) cases and estimate the burden of the disease in Brazil between 2016 and 2017. Methods The first stage of this study consisted of a descriptive epidemiological study with estimations of incidence, mortality and case‐fatality rates for each Brazilian state. The second stage provided estimates of the disease burden using DALY, an indicator that aggregates measures of morbidity (years lived with disability – YLD) and mortality (years of life lost – YLL) into a single value. Results In Brazil, the incidence rate in 2016 was 114.70 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the mortality rate was 0.15 per 100,000, for a case‐fatality rate of 0.13%. In 2017, these figures were 87.59 and 0.12 per 100,000 inhabitants and 0.14%, respectively. The estimated CHIKF burden for Brazil in 2016 was 77,422.61 DALY or 0.3757 per 1000 inhabitants. In 2016, the YLL share of DALY was 10.04%, with YLD accounting for the remaining 89.96%. In 2017, the estimated burden was 59,307.59 DALY or 0.2856 per 1000 inhabitants, with YLL accounting for 9.65% of the total and YLD for 90.35%. Conclusion CHIKF causes a significant disease burden in Brazil. The chronic phase of CHIKF is responsible for the largest portion of DALY. Deaths from CHIKF are a significant component of the disease burden, with YLL accounting for approximately 10% of the total DALY value.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1360-2276
,
1365-3156
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2022
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2018112-7
