[HTML][HTML] Association of past dengue fever epidemics with the risk of Zika microcephaly at the population level in Brazil

MS Carvalho, LP Freitas, OG Cruz, P Brasil… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Despite all the research done on the first Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemics, it was only after the
Brazilian epidemic that the Congenital Zika Syndrome was described. This was made …

[HTML][HTML] A theoretical estimate of the risk of microcephaly during pregnancy with Zika virus infection

H Nishiura, K Mizumoto, KS Rock, Y Yasuda… - Epidemics, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives There has been a growing concern over Zika virus (ZIKV) infection, particularly
since a probable link between ZIKV infection during pregnancy and microcephaly in the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil 2015–2017: An observational analysis of over 4 million births

OJ Brady, A Osgood-Zimmerman, NJ Kassebaum… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background In 2015, high rates of microcephaly were reported in Northeast Brazil following
the first South American Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak. Reported microcephaly rates in other …

[HTML][HTML] Projecting month of birth for at-risk infants after Zika virus disease outbreaks

J Reefhuis, SM Gilboa, MA Johansson… - Emerging infectious …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The marked increase in infants born with microcephaly in Brazil after a 2015 outbreak of
Zika virus (Zika virus) disease suggests an association between maternal Zika virus infection …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of microcephaly after Zika virus infection in Brazil, 2015 to 2016

T Jaenisch, KD Rosenberger, C Brito… - Bulletin of the World …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To estimate the risk of microcephaly in babies born to women infected by the Zika
virus during pregnancy in Brazil in an epidemic between 2015 and 2016. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil, January to May, 2016: preliminary report of a case-control study

TVB De Araújo, LC Rodrigues… - The lancet infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background The microcephaly epidemic, which started in Brazil in 2015, was declared a
Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO in 2016. We report the …

[HTML][HTML] Potential inconsistencies in Zika surveillance data and our understanding of risk during pregnancy

JA Hay, P Nouvellet, CA Donnelly… - PLOS Neglected Tropical …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background A significant increase in microcephaly incidence was reported in Northeast
Brazil at the end of 2015, which has since been attributed to an epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Implications of Zika virus and congenital Zika syndrome for the number of live births in Brazil

MC Castro, QC Han, LR Carvalho… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
An increase in microcephaly, associated with an epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil,
prompted the World Health Organization to declare a Public Health Emergency of …