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 inThe National medical journal of India Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 57
Main Author Nischal, P M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Scientific Scholar 01.01.2016
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Microcephaly
Zika virus
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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.
ISSN:0970-258X