Article
Neurological complications associated with arboviruses during Zika outbreak in Salvador, Bahia-Brazil
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ROSARIO, M. S. et al. Neurological complications associated with arboviruses during Zika outbreak in Salvador, Bahia-Brazil. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 73, supl., p. 49, 2018.
1201-9712
Autor
Rosário, Mateus Santana do
Jesus, P
Farias, D
Novaes, Marco Antônio Caires
Moura, D
Lima, Fernanda Washington de Mendonça
Santos, Carine
Giovanetti, Marta
Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Júnior
Siqueira, Isadora Cristina
Resumen
Background: An unprecedented and concurrent outbreak of
Dengue (DENV), Chikungunya (CHIKV) and Zika (ZIKV) virus happened
in Brazil in 2015. Approximately 18.372 cases of an acute
exanthematous illness were notified in Salvador, Bahia and several
cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) raised.
Methods & Materials: We started a hospital surveillance for
GBS and other neurological syndromes in two general hospitals in
Salvador, northeastern Brazil.
Results: Twenty-seven cases were included, of which 18 (66%)
were female. The mean age was 40 years and 26 (93%) of them had
acute symptoms suggestive of arbovirus infection before the onset
of neurological symptoms.