The burden of infectious diseases in the Brazilian Southern state of Santa Catarina

• Main Authors: Jefferson Traebert (Author), Daniela A. Nickel (Author), Eliane Traebert (Author), Juan J.C. Escalante (Author), Ione J.C. Schneider (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Infectious diseases are still significant causes of deaths in Brazil. The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of selected infectious diseases in the Brazilian Southern state of Santa Catarina in 2011. An ecological study was conducted. The infectious diseases included were HI...