Possible association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly — Brazil, 2015

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 59-62

  Schuler Faccini, Lavinia ^a   Ribeiro, Erlane M ^b   Feitosa, Ian M L ^c   Horovitz, Dafne D G ^d   Cavalcanti, Denise P ^e   Pessoa, André ^b   Doriqui, Maria Juliana R ^f   Neri, Joao Ivanildo ^g   Neto, Joao Monteiro de Pina ^h   Wanderley, Hector Y C ⁱ   Cernach, Mirlene ^j   El Husny, Antonette S ^k   Pone, Marcos V S ^d   Serao, Cassio L C ^l   Sanseverino, Maria Teresa V ^m  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Infantil Albert Sabin   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^f Hospital Infantil Juvencio Mattos   (Brazil)

^g POTIGUAR UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

ⁱ Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Espírito Santo SEDU   (Brazil)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^k CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DO ESTADO DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

^l STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^m HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROCEPHALY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VIROLOGY; ZIKA FEVER;

BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROCEPHALY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84957802975     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6503e2     Document Type: Article

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