Open AccessZika-Associated Microcephaly Epidemic and Birth Rate Reduction in Brazilian Cities
Author(s) -
Fredi Alexander Díaz-Quijano,
Daniele Maria Pelissari,
Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.304260
Subject(s) - microcephaly , zika virus , demography , birth rate , epidemiology , public health , medicine , confidence interval , population , live birth , environmental health , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , fertility , virus , virology , nursing , sociology , genetics
To estimate birth reduction potentially in response to Zika virus-associated microcephaly among the 36 largest Brazilian cities.