Outbreak of Zika virus disease in the Americas and the association with microcephaly, congenital malformations and Guillain-Barré syndrome

Arch Dis Child. 2016 Jul;101(7):600-2. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310590. Epub 2016 Mar 14.

Authors

Shamez N Ladhani¹, Catherine O'Connor², Hilary Kirkbride², Tim Brooks³, Dilys Morgan²

Affiliations

¹ National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's University of London, London, UK.
² National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK.
³ Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, Public Health England, Salisbury, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: Brazil; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Zika virus; microcephaly; trave.

MeSH terms

Communicable Disease Control / methods
Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
Congenital Abnormalities / etiology
Congenital Abnormalities / prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks*
Global Health / statistics & numerical data
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / etiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / prevention & control
Humans
Microcephaly / etiology
Microcephaly / prevention & control
Zika Virus Infection* / complications
Zika Virus Infection* / diagnosis
Zika Virus Infection* / epidemiology
Zika Virus Infection* / virology
Zika Virus* / isolation & purification
Zika Virus* / physiology