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Microcephaly epidemic related to the Zika virus and living conditions in Recife, Northeast Brazil

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Starting in August 2015, there was an increase in the number of cases of neonatal microcephaly in Northeast Brazil. These findings were identified as being an epidemic of microcephaly related to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection.
Wayner Vieira de Souza, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Enrique Vazquez, Luciana Caroline Albuquerque Bezerra, Antonio da Cruz Gouveia Mendes, Tereza Maciel Lyra, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araujo, André Luiz Sá de Oliveira, Maria Cynthia Braga, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral Silva, Laura Rodrigues, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli   +13 more
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Case Fatality Rate Related to Microcephaly Congenital Zika Syndrome and Associated Factors: A Nationwide Retrospective Study in Brazil †

Viruses, 2020
Background: The clinical manifestations of microcephaly/congenital Zika syndrome (microcephaly/CZS) have harmful consequences on the child’s health, increasing vulnerability to childhood morbidity and mortality. This study analyzes the case fatality rate
Maria Conceição N. Costa, Luciana Lobato Cardim, Maria Gloria Teixeira, Mauricio L. Barreto, Rita de Cassia Oliveira de Carvalho-Sauer, Florisneide R. Barreto, Martha Suely Itaparica Carvalho, Wanderson K. Oliveira, Giovanny V. A. França, Eduardo Hage Carmo, Roberto F. S Andrade, Moreno S. Rodrigues, Rafael V. Veiga, Juliane F. Oliveira, Qeren H. R. F. Fernandes, Larissa C. Costa, Giovanini E. Coelho, Enny S. Paixao   +17 more
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Zika Virus and the Risk of Developing Microcephaly in Infants: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The global epidemic of Zika virus has been a major public health problem affecting pregnant women and their infants. Zika virus causes a viral disease transmitted to humans mainly by the infected Aedes mosquito bite.
E. Antoniou, Eirini Orovou, Angeliki Sarella, Maria Iliadou, N. Rigas, Ermioni Palaska, G. Iatrakis, Maria Dagla   +7 more
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Congenital Zika Infection and the Risk of Neurodevelopmental, Neurological, and Urinary Track Disorders in Early Childhood. A Systematic Review

Viruses, 2021
It was late 2015 when Northeast Brazil noticed a worrying increase in neonates born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations. These abnormalities, characterized by an abnormally small head and often neurological impairment and later termed ...
Evangelia Antoniou, Eirini Orovou, Paraskevi Eva Andronikidi, Christos Orovas, Nikolaos Rigas, Ermioni Palaska, Angeliki Sarella, Georgios Iatrakis, Chrysa Voyiatzaki   +8 more
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Biallelic mutations in valyl-tRNA synthetase gene VARS are associated with a progressive neurodevelopmental epileptic encephalopathy. [PDF]

, 2019
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) function to transfer amino acids to cognate tRNA molecules, which are required for protein translation. To date, biallelic mutations in 31 ARS genes are known to cause recessive, early-onset severe multi-organ diseases ...
Accogli, Andrea, Ben-Omran, Tawfeg, Bernard, Geneviève, Chowdhury, Shimul, Crawford, John R, Dimmock, David, Friedman, Jennifer, Gleeson, Joseph G, Guerrero, Kether, Hildreth, Amber, Issa, Mahmoud Y, James, Kiely N, Kingsmore, Stephen F, Koehler, Alanna E, Lo, Wing-Sze, Mendes, Marisa I, Musaev, Damir, Nahas, Shareef, Omar, Tarek EI, Salomons, Gajja S, Smith, Desiree E, Stanley, Valentina, Tran, Luan T, Wang, Rengang, Wigby, Kristen, Wright, Meredith S, Xu, Zhiwen, Zaki, Maha S, Zhai, Liting   +28 more
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Severe congenital microcephaly with 16p13.11 microdeletion combined with NDE1 mutation, a case report and literature review

BMC Medical Genetics, 2017
Background Microcephaly is a disorder characterized by severe impairment in brain development, reduced brain and head size. Congenital severe microcephaly is very rare, and NDE1 deletion and genetic mutations are important contributors. Case presentation
Li Tan, Bo Bi, Peiwei Zhao, Xiaonan Cai, Chunhui Wan, Jianbo Shao, Xuelian He   +6 more
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Developmental toxicity of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (epoxide resin badge) during the early life cycle of a native amphibian species [PDF]

, 2016
Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is used in packaging materials, in epoxy adhesives, and as an additive for plastics, but it is also a potential industrial wastewater contaminant.
Andersen, Ballesteros-Gómez, Bantle, Beebee, Biedermann, Del Conte, Denoël, Di Rienzo, Durando, Edginton, Ferrari, Hammarling, Herkovits, Herkovits, Herkovits, Hutler Wolkowicz, Hutler Wolkowicz, Mann, Olea, Pisanó, Poole, Pérez-Coll, Räsänen, Sandermann, Semlitsch, Steiner, Stoker, Suárez, Terasaki, Uematsu, Un-jun, Yang   +31 more
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Dissecting the Genetic and Etiological Causes of Primary Microcephaly

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH; “small head syndrome”) is a rare, heterogeneous disease arising from the decreased production of neurons during brain development.
Francesca Jean, A. Stuart, M. Tarailo-Graovac   +2 more
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Microcephaly

Medicina, 2019
Abstract This chapter reviews the incidence, risk factors, genetics, recurrence risk, and epidemiology of isolated and syndromic microcephaly. The differential diagnosis of microcephaly includes multiple teratogenic agents such as alcohol, hyperthermia, maternal PKU, and new and old congenital infections as well as specific chromosome ...
Robin D. Clark, Cynthia J. Curry
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Zika Virus Infection and Microcephaly: A Case-Control Study in Brazil

Annals of Global Health, 2019
Background: Brazil presented an alarming number of newborns with microcephaly in the years 2015 and 2016. The investigation of the cases raised the suspicion of the association of these cases with maternal infections by the zika virus.
Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira Rocha, Luciano Lima Correia, Antônio José Lêdo Alves da Cunha, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite, Jocileide Sales Campos, Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes Bandeira, Lucas Silveira do Nascimento, Anamaria Cavalcante e Silva   +8 more
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