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Personal protective measures of pregnant women against Zika virus infection

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the adherence of pregnant women to personal protective measures against mosquito bites, recommended by the Ministry of Health, and to investigate the factors associated with the non-adoption of these measures. METHODS We interviewed 177 pregnant women between November 2...

Emergence of chikungunya and Zika in a municipality endemic to dengue, Santa Luzia, MG, Brazil, 2015-2017

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The recent circulation of arboviruses transmitted by vectors, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, is concerning due to the high morbidity rates, clinical complications, and increased demand on health services. The objective of this study was to analyze the clinical and epidemi...

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

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...

As narrativas dos profissionais de saúde na assistência perinatal em tempos de Zika Vírus
The narratives of health professionals in perinatal care in times of Zika Virus

Em março de 2015 ocorreu no Brasil uma das maiores epidemias do ZIKV já registradas no mundo. Neste período surgiu o termo Síndrome da Zika Congênita (SZC) para diagnosticar os fetos/RNs portadores de diversas malformações ocasionadas pela exposição ao vírus. Neste cenário o conhecimento obst�...

Ocorrência de infecções congênitas em recém-nascidos de mulheres infectadas pelo Zika Vírus
Occurrence of congenital infections in newborns of women infected with Zika virus

Objetivos: identificar a ocorrência de STORCH em RN de mulheres infectadas pelo ZIKV; descrever o perfil sócio demográfico e obstétrico das mulheres infectadas pelo ZIKV e descrever o perfil clínico epidemiológico dos RN de mulheres infectadas pelo ZIKV e que tiveram coinfecção por STORCH. Métod...

Epidemia de microcefalia e vírus Zika: a construção do conhecimento em epidemiologia

Em agosto de 2015, neuropediatras de hospitais públicos do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, observaram um aumento do número de casos de microcefalia desproporcional associado a anomalias cerebrais. Esse fato gerou comoção social, mobilização da comunidade acadêmica e levou o Ministério da Saúde a dec...

Microcefalia
Microcephaly

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (supl.2), 2018
La microcefalia se define como un perímetro cefálico de más de dos desviaciones estándar por debajo de la media para edad y sexo. Es un importante signo neurológico y predictor de discapacidad futura. Una de las dificultades de su diagnóstico radica en los rangos de referencia del perímetro cefál...

Efectividad del diagnóstico clínico de las arbovirosis (dengue, Zika y chikungunya) en la Jurisdicción Tijuana BC México, 2015-2016

Salud pública Méx; 60 (4), 2018

Relationship between microcephaly and Zika virus during pregnancy: a review

SUMMARY AIM: the present study analysed the association between Zika-virus and microcephaly during the gestational period of women in Brazil. Methodology: Systematic reviews of intervention research, current publications of clinical investigations were used systematic search strategies in three electro...

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...