*Estimates are based on a Poisson regression model linking weekly mortality with weekly incidence of influenza like illness (average based on 4 A/H1N1–B epidemics and based on 7 A/H3N2 epidemics for s
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease, with high death rates. The aim here was to analyze case outcomes, sociodemographic and clinical c
