TY - JOUR AU - Freitas, André Ricardo Ribas AU - Donalisio, Maria Rita AU - Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María T1 - Excess Mortality and Causes Associated with Chikungunya, Puerto Rico, 2014–2015 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 12 SP - 2352 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During 2014–2015, a total of 31 deaths were associated with the first chikungunya epidemic in Puerto Rico. We analyzed excess mortality from various causes for the same months during the previous 4 years and detected 1,310 deaths possibly attributable to chikungunya. Our findings raise important questions about increased mortality rates associated with chikungunya. KW - mortality KW - arboviruses KW - chikungunya virus KW - epidemiology KW - viruses KW - vector-borne infections KW - Puerto Rico KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid2412.170639 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/12/17-0639_article ER - End of Reference