Title |
Características dos primeiros casos de microcefalia possivelmente relacionados ao vírus Zika notificados na Região Metropolitana de Recife, Pernambuco
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Published in |
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, October 2016
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DOI | 10.5123/s1679-49742016000400003 |
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Authors |
Alexander Vargas, Eduardo Saad, George Santiago Dimech, Roselene Hans Santos, Maria Auxiliadora Vieira Caldas Sivini, Luciana Carolina Albuquerque, Patricia Michelly Santos Lima, Idalacy de Carvalho Barreto, Michelly Evangelista de Andrade, Nathalie Mendes Estima, Patrícia Ismael de Carvalho, Rayane Souza de Andrade Azevedo, Rita de Cássia de Oliveira Vasconcelos, Romildo Siqueira Assunção, Lívia Carla Vinhal Frutuoso, Greice Madeleine Ikeda do Carmo, Priscila Bochi de Souza, Marcelo Yoshito Wada, Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira, Cláudio Maierovitch Pessanha Henriques, Jadher Percio, Alexander Vargas, Eduardo Saad, George Santiago Dimech, Roselene Hans Santos, Maria Auxiliadora Vieira Caldas Sivini, Luciana Carolina Albuquerque, Patricia Michelly Santos Lima, Idalacy de Carvalho Barreto, Michelly Evangelista de Andrade, Nathalie Mendes Estima, Patrícia Ismael de Carvalho, Rayane Souza de Andrade Azevedo, Rita de Cássia de Oliveira Vasconcelos, Romildo Siqueira Assunção, Lívia Carla Vinhal Frutuoso, Greice Madeleine Ikeda do Carmo, Priscila Bochi de Souza, Marcelo Yoshito Wada, Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira, Cláudio Maierovitch Pessanha Henriques, Jadher Percio |
Abstract |
to describe the first cases of microcephaly possibly related to Zika virus in live born babies reported in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. this was a descriptive case series study (cases reported between August 1st and October 31st 2015), using medical record data and data from a questionnaire answered by the mothers of the babies. 40 microcephaly cases were confirmed, distributed in eight municipalities within the Metropolitan Region, with Recife itself having the highest concentration of cases (n=12); median head circumference was 29 cm, median chest girth was 31 cm and median weight was 2,628 grams; 21/25 cases had brain calcification, ventriculomegaly or lissencephaly; 27 of the 40 mothers reported rash during pregnancy, 20 in the first trimester and 7 in the second trimester, as well as itching, headache, myalgia and absence of fever. the majority of the cases bore the characteristics of congenital infection; the clinical condition of the majority of mothers suggested Zika virus infection during pregnancy. |
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Brazil | 5 | 3% |
Unknown | 192 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Bachelor | 59 | 30% |
Student > Master | 32 | 16% |
Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 9% |
Professor | 13 | 7% |
Researcher | 11 | 6% |
Other | 24 | 12% |
Unknown | 40 | 20% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 27% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 14% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 6% |
Neuroscience | 12 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 4% |
Other | 33 | 17% |
Unknown | 52 | 26% |