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. 2023 Jun 9;72(23):636-638.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7223a5.

Notes from the Field: Chikungunya Outbreak - Paraguay, 2022-2023

Martha Torales, Amy Beeson, Lorena Grau, Miguel Galeano, Andrea Ojeda, Bettiana Martinez, Nancy León, Agueda Cabello, Fátima Rojas, Viviana de Egea, Rosa Galeano, Sandra Ocampos, Cynthia Vazquez, Romeo Montoya, Susan Hills, Guillermo Sequera

Notes from the Field: Chikungunya Outbreak - Paraguay, 2022-2023

Martha Torales et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Number of hospitalizations (N = 4,604) and case fatality rate* among probable and confirmed chikungunya cases, by age group — Paraguay, October 1, 2022–March 11, 2023 * Deaths per 100 cases.
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