Description of 13 Infants Born During October 2015–January 2016 With Congenital Zika Virus Infection Without Microcephaly at Birth — Brazil

van der Linden, Vanessa; Pessoa, André; B. Dobyns, William; James Barkovich, A.; van der Linden, Hélio; Leite Rolim Filho, Epitácio; Marques Ribeiro, Erlane; de Carvalho Leal Gouveia, Mariana; Coimbra, P.; de Fátima Viana Vasco Aragão, Máría; Verçosa, Islane; V. Ventura, Camila; Coeli Ferreira Ramos, Regina; Di Cavalcanti Sousa Cruz, Danielle; Tenório Cordeiro, Marli; Maria Ribeiro Mota, Vivian; Dott, Mary; Hillard, Christina; A. Moore, Cynthia

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6547e2

Public

Description of 13 Infants Born During October 2015–January 2016 With Congenital Zika Virus Infection Without Microcephaly at Birth — Brazil

Published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report • Nov 22, 2016

Authors:

Vanessa van der Linden

André Pessoa

William B. Dobyns

Abstract

Congenital Zika virus infection can cause microcephaly and severe brain abnormalities (1). Congenital Zika syndrome comprises a spectrum of clinical features (2); however, as is the case with most newly recognized teratogens, the earliest documented clinical presentation is expected to be the most s...

Subject

Zika virus

Microcephaly

Medicine

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!