Raised Frequency of Microcephaly Related to Zika Virus Infection in Two Birth Defects Surveillance Systems in Bogotá and Cali, Colombia

Paula Hurtado-Villa; Angie K. Puerto; Salomé Victoria; Gloria Gracia; Lesly Guasmayán; Patricia Arce; Gilberto Álvarez; Esperanza Blandón; Nubia Rengifo; Jorge A. Holguín; Alexander Durán; Ignacio Zarante

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001670

Raised Frequency of Microcephaly Related to Zika Virus Infection in Two Birth Defects Surveillance Systems in Bogotá and Cali, Colombia

Paula Hurtado-Villa
, Angie K. Puerto
, Salomé Victoria
, Gloria Gracia
, Lesly Guasmayán
, Patricia Arce
, Gilberto Álvarez
, Esperanza Blandón
, Nubia Rengifo
, Jorge A. Holguín
, Alexander Durán
, Ignacio Zarante

Universidad Javeriana
Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

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Abstract

Zika virus infection during pregnancy is now known to cause congenital microcephaly and severe brain defects. In 2016, rates of microcephaly appeared to start increasing around May, peaking in July, and declining through December. The occurrence of microcephaly appears to have increased nearly 4-fold in 2 large cities in Colombia, concurrently with the reported Zika virus epidemic in the country.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1017-1019
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	36
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001670
State	Published - 01 Oct 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

central nervous system malformations
microcephaly
zika virus

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Hurtado-Villa, P., Puerto, A. K., Victoria, S., Gracia, G., Guasmayán, L., Arce, P., Álvarez, G., Blandón, E., Rengifo, N., Holguín, J. A., Durán, A., & Zarante, I. (2017). Raised Frequency of Microcephaly Related to Zika Virus Infection in Two Birth Defects Surveillance Systems in Bogotá and Cali, Colombia. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 36(10), 1017-1019. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001670

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Raised Frequency of Microcephaly Related to Zika Virus Infection in Two Birth Defects Surveillance Systems in Bogotá and Cali, Colombia

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