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Postergação da maternidade e paternidade na adolescência em época de Síndrome congênita do zika vírus

J. Health NPEPS; 3 (1), 2018
Objetivo: orientar o planejamento reprodutivo a fim de postergar a gestação na adolescência. Método: trata-se de um relato de experiência extraído de ação extensionista realizada pelo projeto Sementinha: não vai dar Zika, em abril de 2017, com 56 adolescentes, alunos do ensino médio na cidade d...

Toxoplasmosis cerebral congénita e infección por el virus del Zika y del chikunguña: reporte de un caso

Biomédica (Bogotá); 38 (2), 2018
Resumen En este artículo se describe el caso clínico de una mujer colombiana del sur del país con diagnóstico de infección intrauterina por Toxoplasma gondii y por los virus del chikungunya y del Zika. La mujer acudió al control prenatal en el segundo trimestre de su embarazo e informó que durante...

Neurologic manifestations in emerging arboviral diseases in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, 2015-2016

Abstract INTRODUCTION Dengue has affected Rio de Janeiro City since the 1980s. The sequential Zika and chikungunya virus introductions during 2015 aggravated the health scenario, with 97,241 cases of arboviral diseases reported in 2015-2016, some with neurological disorders. METHODS Arbovirus-related...

Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child

Abstract We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairme...

Zika virus: - a review of the main aspects of this type of arbovirosis

Abstract The objective of this study was to integrate findings related to Zika virus from the scientific literature. An integrative review of Medline was conducted, and data search was performed using the Health Sciences Descriptor Zika virus and the following filters: full texts available; studies in hu...

Herramientas Cartográficas digitales en vigilancia de enfermedades transmitidas por Aedes spp; caso en Costa Rica

Resumen Los mosquitos del genero Aedes, han provocado importantes epidemias de enfermedades como dengue, chikungunya, fiebre amarilla y zika en las Américas. La vigilancia epidemiológica de tales enfermedades, a través de los sistemas de información geográfica y la cartografía digital se han conver...

Perfil epidemiológico e laboratorial dos casos notificados para síndrome congênita do Zika em Pernambuco
Epidemiological and laboratory profile of notified cases of congenital Zika syndrome in Pernambuco

A partir do último trimestre de 2015 até a primeira semana de 2016, verificou-se um aumento súbito dos casos de microcefalia em Pernambuco, sendo posteriormente observado também em outros estados do Brasil. Em fevereiro de 2016 foi confirmada pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) a relação ent...

Zika detection: comparison of methodologies

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Many countries in the Americas have detected local transmission of multiple arboviruses that cause febrile illnesses. Therefore, laboratory testing has become an important tool for confirming the etiology of these diseases. The present study aimed to compare the sensitivity and specificity of th...

Prevalence of Guillain-Barré syndrome among Zika virus infected cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emergent flavivirus transmitted mainly through Aedes spp. mosquitoes that is posing challenge to healthcare services in countries experiencing an outbreak. Usually ZIKV infection is mild, but in some cases it has been reported to progress into neurological diseases such a...