Risk of Zika virus-associated birth defects in congenital confirmed cases in the Brazilian Amazon

Risk of Zika virus-associated birth defects in congenital confirmed cases in the Brazilian Amazon

Objective. To establish the risk of microcephaly in neonates born to women infected with ZIKV during pregnancy. Methods. A cohort of laboratory-confirmed ZIKV cases of congenital infections (109 mothers infected during pregnancy and 101 newborns) among 308 suspect cases was followed in Belem, Pará,...

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Main Authors: Consuelo S de Oliveira, Haroldo José de Matos, Francisco Luzio de Paula Ramos, Ana Yece das N Pinto, Priscila Nathyelly dos S Graim, Vivianne de Paula R Guimarães, Luna Thaís S Gomes, Emilene M. F Serra, Ana Cecília Cruz, Alessandra Leal, Daniele F. Henriques, Juliana A. Lima, Maura V. Anjos, Eliana V. Pinto, Alana W. de Souza, Pedro Fernando da C. Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2020-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
zika virus infection
microcephaly
pregnancy complications
infectious
brazil
Online Access:https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/52652

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