The role of pregnant women with rash in the Zika virus sentinel surveillance

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2019 Mar 14:52:e20180351. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0351-2018.

Abstract

Introduction: The state of São Paulo has been monitoring cases of microcephaly and pregnant women presenting with acute rash, through CeVeSP.

Methods: This was a descriptive study focusing on pregnant women with rash and the outcome of their pregnancy, based on the notifications through the CeVeSP.

Results: During 2016, 2,209 cases of pregnant women with rash were reported and investigated. Of these, 36.6% were confirmed. Of the pregnant women who tested positive for ZIKV, 6.4% did not have a favorable outcome.

Conclusions: Our results allowed the characterization of pregnant women exposed to ZIKV and the outcome of pregnancy.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Exanthema / diagnosis*
  • Exanthema / epidemiology
  • Exanthema / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Sentinel Surveillance*
  • Young Adult
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology