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Microcephaly and Zika virus: a clinical and epidemiological analysis of the current outbreak in Brazil.
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to critically review the literature available regarding the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil and its possible association with microcephaly cases. SOURCES Experts from Instituto do Cérebro do Rio Grande do Sul performed a critical (nonsystematic) literature review regarding different aspects of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, such as transmission, epidemiology, diag...
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846 www.thelancet.com Vol 388 August 27, 2016 Zika virus has been spreading rapidly in Brazil and the Americas, with a sharp increase in the number of notifi ed microcephaly cases since September, 2015. Based on the high number of cases, and the association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly, WHO on Feb 1, 2016, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Recently, a...
متن کاملZika virus and microcephaly in Brazil: a scientific agenda.
Since 1981, the Brazilian population has had dengue fever epidemics and all control efforts have been unsuccessful. In 2014, chikungunya fever was reported for the first time in the country. In 2015, the occurrence of Zika virus was also reported, along with an increase of microcephaly and brain damage in newborn babies. The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the most conventional vector of these three ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: REME: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1415-2762
DOI: 10.5935/1415-2762.20150061