Zika virus disease causes microcephaly
On 1 December 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological alert warning of a suspected link between Zika and Guillain-Barré syndrome or microcephaly, but with the caveat that final proof was lacking. However, the health ministries of Brazil and Mexico, where Zika case...
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Published in | The National medical journal of India Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 57 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New Delhi
Scientific Scholar
01.01.2016
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Summary: | On 1 December 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological alert warning of a suspected link between Zika and Guillain-Barré syndrome or microcephaly, but with the caveat that final proof was lacking. However, the health ministries of Brazil and Mexico, where Zika cases have been seen, have stated that the link is Zika virus. |
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ISSN: | 0970-258X |