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. 2008 Feb;14(2):337-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1402.071024.

Chikungunya fever, Mauritius, 2006

Sanjay Beesoon, Ellen Funkhouser, Navaratnam Kotea, Andrew Spielman, Rebecca M Robich

Chikungunya fever, Mauritius, 2006

Sanjay Beesoon et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Feb.
No abstract available

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Expected and observed numbers of deaths and estimated number of chikungunya cases on Mauritius Island. Asterisks indicate a statistically significant (p<0.01) difference between expected and observed number of deaths for the specified months. Vertical lines show 95% confidence intervals; upper confidence limits are shown numerically.
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