Article
Microcephaly epidemic related to the Zika virus and living conditions in Recife, Northeast Brazil
Registro en:
SOUZA, W. V. DE et al. Microcephaly epidemic related to the Zika virus and living conditions in Recife, Northeast Brazil. BMC Public Health, v. 18, n. 1, p. 1-7, Dec. 2018.
1471-2458
10.1186/s12889-018-5039-z
Autor
Souza, Wayner Vieira de
Albuquerque, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de
Vazquez, Enrique
Bezerra, Luciana Caroline Albuquerque
Mendes, Antonio da Cruz Gouveia
Lyra, Tereza Maciel
Araujo, Thalia Velho Barreto de
Oliveira, André Luiz Sá de
Braga, Maria Cynthia
Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar
Miranda-Filho, Demócrito de Barros
Silva, Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral
Rodrigues, Laura
Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi
Resumen
O Ministério da Saúde e a Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde financiaram este estudo. Starting in August 2015, there was an increase in the number of cases of neonatal microcephaly in Northeast Brazil. These findings were identified as being an epidemic of microcephaly related to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. The present study aims to analyse the spatial distribution of microcephaly cases in Recife (2015-2016), which is in Northeast Brazil, and its association with the living conditions in this city.