Open AccessFirst case of confirmed congenital Zika syndrome in continental Africa
Author(s) -
Madalena Sassetti,
Líbia ZéZé,
J. Lorenzo Franco,
José da Cunha,
António Gomes,
Ana Tomé,
Maria João Alves
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/try074
Subject(s) - zika virus , microcephaly , outbreak , medicine , virology , guillain barre syndrome , pediatrics , virus
Zika virus has been responsible for recent outbreaks in the western hemisphere with known neurological complications such as microcephaly. This complication has not been previously documented in continental Africa.
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