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## Introduction

The study analyzes the decentralization of chikungunya in Brazil from 2014 to 2022, highlighting its spread from metropolitan regions to non-metropolitan municipalities. Using data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System, DataSUS Brazil ([SINAN](https://portalsinan.saude.gov.br/sinan)), a health data platform from the Ministry of Health, and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ([IBGE](https://www.ibge.gov.br/)), we proposed a Decentralization Index (𝛹) to assess this distribution.

The study is part of the PhD research in Epidemiology conducted by Iasmim Almeida ([ENSP/Fiocruz](https://ensp.fiocruz.br/)) and supervised by Cláudia Codeço and Raquel Lana.

**Contat information**:

-   Iasmim Ferreira de Almeida [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9334-4093) ([iasmimalmeida26\@gmail.com](mailto:iasmimalmeida26@gmail.com))

-   Cláudia Torres Codeço [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1174-178X) ([claudia.codeco\@fiocruz.br](mailto:claudia.codeco@fiocruz.br))

-   Raquel Martins Lana [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7573-1364) ([raquel.lana\@bsc.es](mailto:raquel.lana@bsc.es), [raquelmlana\@gmail.com](mailto:raquelmlana@gmail.com))

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