Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya viral circulation and hospitalization rates in Brazil from 2014 to 2019: An ecological study.
Júlia Moreira PescariniMoreno RodriguesEnny S PaixãoLuciana CardimCarlos A A de BritoMaria da Conceição N CostaAndreia C SantosLiam SmeethMaria da Glória TeixeiraAndré P F de SouzaMauricio L BarretoElizabeth B BrickleyPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
Although we found no clear association between increased incidence of the three arboviruses and excess risks of all-cause or indirect hospitalizations at the municipality- and state-levels, follow-up investigations at the individual-level are warranted to define any potential role of acute arbovirus infection in exacerbating risks of hospitalization from underlying conditions.