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Congenital Zika Syndrome—Assessing the Need for a Family Support Programme in Brazil

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The Zika outbreak in Brazil caused congenital impairments and developmental delays, or Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). We sought to ascertain whether a family support programme was needed and, if so, could be adapted from the Getting to Know Cerebral ...
Antony Duttine, T. Smythe, Míriam Ribiero Calheiro de Sá, Silvia Ferrite, Maria Zuurmond, M. E. Moreira, A. Collins, K. Milner, H. Kuper   +8 more
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Epileptic seizures in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Objectives: to describe preliminary data referred to epileptic seizures and the probability of occurring these epileptic seizures in the infants' first months of life with congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) syndrome. Methods: concurrent cohort study including
Lucas Victor Alves, Danielle Di Cavalcanti Sousa Cruz, Ana Maria Campos van der Linden, Ana Rodrigues Falbo, Maria Júlia Gonçalves de Mello, Camila Esteves Paredes, Germanna Virginya Cavalcanti Silva, José Natal Figueiroa, Patrícia Gomes de Matos Bezerra   +8 more
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Initial Description of the Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome

American Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objectives. To provide an initial description of the congenital syndrome presumably associated with infection by Zika virus compared with other syndromes including congenital infections of established etiologies. Methods. We provide an overview of a published case series of 35 cases, a clinical series of 104 cases, and published and unpublished ...
Demócrito de Barros, Miranda-Filho, Celina Maria Turchi, Martelli, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar, Ximenes, Thalia Velho Barreto, Araújo, Maria Angela Wanderley, Rocha, Regina Coeli Ferreira, Ramos, Rafael, Dhalia, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira, França, Ernesto Torres de Azevedo, Marques Júnior, Laura Cunha, Rodrigues   +9 more
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Zika; A Threat to Making Important Decisions on Maternal and Perinatal Health

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2019
The Zika virus disease represents a great challenge for the medical-scientific community not only because of the association that exists with microcephaly and other congenital anomalies, but also because of the presence of confirmed cases of congenital ...
Reynoso Vázquez Josefina, Ruvalcaba Ledezma Jesús Carlos, Chavarría Miranda Alejandra, Jiménez Sánchez Reyna Cristina, Guzmán Meneses Karla Patricia, Alamilla Pérez Karina   +5 more
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Zika virus infection in pregnancy: a systematic review of disease course and complications [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVES: To characterize maternal Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and complement the evidence base for the WHO interim guidance on pregnancy management in the context of ZIKV infection.
Balogun, Olukunmi O., Chibueze, Ezinne C., Dagvadorj, Amarjargal, Lopes, Katharina da Silva, Menéndez, Clara, Mori, Rintaro, Morisaki, Naho, Nagata, Chie, Oladapo, Olufemi T., Ota, Erika, Swa, Toshiyuki, Takemoto, Yo, Tirado, Veronik   +12 more
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Rapid spread of an ongoing outbreak of Zika virus disease in pregnant women in a Mexican hospital

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
In the first nine weeks of implementation of a Zika Virus Preparedness Plan in a Mexican Public Hospital, we cared for 221 pregnant women with any signal or symptom suggesting Zika virus infection and 99 (44.8%) patients were found to be positive for ...
Elvira Garza-González, Soraya Mendoza-Olazarán, Raúl Roman-Campos, Ricardo Téllez-Marroquín, Donato Saldívar-Rodríguez, Juan A. Soria-López, Abel Guzman, Samantha Flores-Treviño, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz   +8 more
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Examining Zika Virus: Transmission, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention [PDF]

, 2020
The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that was first isolated in Uganda in 1947 and has since caused outbreaks in many parts of the world. It has multiple routes of transmission and may cause acute illness and death if not treated.
Taybeh, Noura
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Glaucoma and Congenital Zika Syndrome [PDF]

Ophthalmology, 2017
Bruno de Paula Freitas, Albert I. Ko, Ricardo Khouri, Monica Mayoral, Daniele Freitas Henriques, Maurício Maia, Rubens Belfort   +6 more
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Congenital Zika syndrome: an epidemic of neurologic disability [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2017
Dear Editors, The paper by van der Linden et al., “Discordant clinical outcomes of congenital Zika virus infection in twin pregnancies” provides additional information in a story that has placed Zika firmly in the company of other infections such as cytomegalovirus and toxoplasmosis that can cause birth defects in the central nervous system.
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Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of congenital Zika virus syndrome and diaphragmatic unilateral palsy: case report

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Introduction: several birth defects associated to congenital Zika virus infection have been reported, although the clinical features have not been fully characterized.
Alex Sandro Rolland Souza, Marli Tenorio Cordeiro, Jucile do Amaral Meneses, Emanuele Honorato, Edward Araujo Júnior, Priscila Mayrelle da Silva Castanha, Bruna Varginha Ramos Caiado, Silvia de Lourdes Loreto Faquini, Orlando Gomes Santos Neto, Juliana Araújo de Carvalho Schettini, Luisa Medeiros de Mello, Ana Catarina Ishigami, Rafael Dhalia   +12 more
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