Spatial-temporal analysis of dengue deaths: identifying social vulnerabilities SilvaMaria do Socorro da BrancoMaria dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Aquino JuniorJosé QueirozRejane Christine de Sousa BaniEmanuele MoreiraEmnielle Pinto Borges MedeirosMaria Nilza Lima RodriguesZulimar Márita Ribeiro 2017 <div><p>Abstract: INTRODUCTION Currently, dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and zika virus represent serious public health issues in Brazil, despite efforts to control the vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. METHODS: This was a descriptive and ecological study of dengue deaths occurring from 2002 to 2013 in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil. Geoprocessing software was used to draw maps, linking the geo-referenced deaths with urban/social data at census tract level. RESULTS: There were 74 deaths, concentrated in areas of social vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS: The use of geo-technology tools pointed to a concentration of dengue deaths in specific intra-urban areas.</p></div>