Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with Zika Virus Infection in Colombia

Parra, Beatriz; Lizarazo, Jairo; Andres Jimenez-Arango, Jorge; Felipe Zea-Vera, Andrés; González-Manrique, Guillermo; Vargas, José; Angarita, Jorge; Zúñiga, Gonzalo; López, Reydmar; L. Beltran, Cindy; H. Rizcala, Karen; T. Morales, Maria; Pacheco, Óscar; Ospina, Martha; Kumar, Anupama; R. Cornblath, David; Muñoz, Laura; Osório, Lyda; Barreras, Paula; Pardo, Carlos

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1605564

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Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with Zika Virus Infection in Colombia

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 5, 2016

Authors:

Beatriz Parra

Jairo Lizarazo

Jorge Andres Jimenez-Arango

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been linked to the Guillain-Barré syndrome. From November 2015 through March 2016, clusters of cases of the Guillain-Barré syndrome were observed during the outbreak of ZIKV infection in Colombia. We characterized the clinical features of cases of Guillain...

Subject

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Medicine

Zika virus

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