Risk of Zika virus-associated birth defects in congenital confirmed cases in the Brazilian Amazon

• Main Authors: Consuelo S de Oliveira (Author), Haroldo José de Matos (Author), Francisco Luzio de Paula Ramos (Author), Ana Yece das N Pinto (Author), Priscila Nathyelly dos S Graim (Author), Vivianne de Paula R Guimarães (Author), Luna Thaís S Gomes (Author), Emilene M. F Serra (Author), Ana Cecília Cruz (Author), Alessandra Leal (Author), Daniele F. Henriques (Author), Juliana A. Lima (Author), Maura V. Anjos (Author), Eliana V. Pinto (Author), Alana W. de Souza (Author), Pedro Fernando da C. Vasconcelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To establish the risk of microcephaly in neonates born to women infected with ZIKV during pregnancy. Methods. A cohort of laboratory-confirmed ZIKV cases of congenital infections (109 mothers infected during pregnancy and 101 newborns) among 308 suspect cases was followed in Belem, Pará,...