Increased hospitalizations for neuropathies as indicators of Zika virus infection, according to health information system data, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1894-1899

  Barcellos, Christovam ^a   Xavier, Diego Ricardo ^a   Pavão, Ana Luiza ^a   Boccolini, Cristiano Siqueira ^a   Pina, Maria Fatima ^a,b   Pedroso, Marcel ^a   Romero, Dalia ^a   Romão, Anselmo Rocha ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MYELITIS; NEUROPATHY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ZIKA FEVER; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ZIKA VIRUS;

BRAZIL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84992127760     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2211.160901     Document Type: Article

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