Zika virus infection and microcephaly: spatial analysis and socio-environmental determinants in a region of high Aedes aegypti infestation in the Central-West Region …

PS Nunes, RA Guimarães, CMT Martelli… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background More than 5 years after the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, Zika infection remains a
major concern in regions with high Aedes infestation. The objectives of this study were (i) to …

Zika might not be acting alone: Using an ecological study approach to investigate potential co-acting risk factors for an unusual pattern of microcephaly in Brazil

MC Campos, JG Dombrowski, J Phelan… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Zika virus infections can cause a range of neurologic disorders including congenital
microcephaly. However, while Zika infections have been notified across all regions in Brazil …

Zika virus infection and microcephaly: Evidence regarding geospatial associations

JRN Vissoci, TAH Rocha, NC Silva… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Although the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic ceased to be a public health
emergency by the end of 2016, studies to improve knowledge about this emerging disease …

Identifying hidden Zika hotspots in Pernambuco, Brazil: a spatial analysis

LP Freitas, R Lowe, AE Koepp, SV Alves… - Transactions of The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Northeast Brazil has the world's highest rate of Zika-related
microcephaly. However, Zika case counts cannot accurately describe burden because …

Zika virus infection, associated microcephaly, and low yellow fever vaccination coverage in Brazil: is there any causal link?

LP de Góes Cavalcanti, PL Tauil… - … of infection in …, 2016 - researchonline.jcu.edu.au
Introduction: Since the end of 2014, Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been rapidly spreading in
Brazil. Methodology: To analyze the possible association of yellow fever vaccine with a …

Geospatial modeling of microcephaly and zika virus spread patterns in Brazil

P Amaral, L Resende de Carvalho… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Microcephaly and Zika Virus infection (ZIKV) were declared Public Health Emergencies of
International Concern by the World Health Organization in 2016. Brazil was considered the …

Socioeconomic disparities associated with symptomatic Zika virus infections in pregnancy and congenital microcephaly: A spatiotemporal analysis from Goiânia …

LEP Rosado, EC Aquino, EB Brickley… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, which was followed by an unprecedented outbreak of
congenital microcephaly, emerged in Brazil unevenly, with apparent pockets of …

Vector status of Aedes species determines geographical risk of autochthonous Zika virus establishment

L Gardner, N Chen, S Sarkar - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background The 2015-16 Zika virus pandemic originating in Latin America led to predictions
of a catastrophic global spread of the disease. Since the current outbreak began in Brazil in …

[HTML][HTML] Possible association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly—Brazil, 2015

L Schuler-Faccini - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
Possible Association Between Zika Virus Infection and Microcephaly — Brazil, 2015 | MMWR
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High Zika virus seroprevalence in Salvador, northeastern Brazil limits the potential for further outbreaks

EM Netto, A Moreira-Soto, C Pedroso, C Höser, S Funk… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
During 2015 to 2016, Brazil reported more Zika virus (ZIKV) cases than any other country,
yet population exposure remains unknown. Serological studies of ZIKV are hampered by …