Prevalence and causes of congenital microcephaly in the absence of a Zika virus outbreak in southern Brazil

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the causes of congenital microcephaly in Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil, where no ZIKV outbreak was detected, from December 2015 to December 2016, which was the period when ZIKV infection was at its peak in northeast Brazil. Me...

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Main Author: Herber,Silvani (author)
Other Authors: Silva,André A. (author), Sanseverino,Maria Teresa V. (author), Friedrich,Luciana (author), Ranieri,Tani M.S. (author), Favreto,Catia (author), Fraga,Lucas R. (author), Terra,Anna P. (author), Schwartz,Ida V.D. (author), Schuler-Faccini,Lavínia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Microcephaly
ZIKV
Congenital infection
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572019000600600
Country:Brazil
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