Baseline microcephaly prevalence in rural Guatemala: implications for neonatal screening for congenital Zika virus infection

Baseline microcephaly prevalence in rural Guatemala: implications for neonatal screening for congenital Zika virus infection

Background: Microcephaly is the result of disturbance in early brain development and has various causes. Zika was identified in Central America in early 2015. Establishing baseline microcephaly rates in areas affected by Zika is important for the assessment of the burden and contribution of Zika to...

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Main Authors: Anne-Marie Rick, MD, Gretchen Domek, MD, Maureen Cunningham, MD, Daniel Olson, MD, Molly Lamb, PhD, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, MPH, Gretchen Heinrichs, MD, Stephen Berman, MD, Edwin Asturias, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17301237

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