Zika Virus Infection in the Elderly: Possible Relationship with Guillain-Barré Syndrome

• Published in: Gerontology (Basel) Vol. 63; no. 3; p. 210
• Main Authors: Savino, Wilson, Messias, Carolina V, Mendes-da-Cruz, Daniella A, Passos, Pamela, Ferreira, Ana Carolina A F, Nascimento, Osvaldo J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - immunology; Autoimmunity; Brazil - epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - epidemiology; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - etiology; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - immunology; Humans; Male; Polynesia - epidemiology; Zika Virus - pathogenicity; Zika Virus Infection - complications; Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology; Zika Virus Infection - immunology

The Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in French Polynesia, in 2013, and in Brazil, in 2015, was correlated with neurological complications, which comprised, among others, congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which includes a group of acute autoimmune neuropathies generally reported af...