Title |
Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years with Zika Virus Disease Acquired Postnatally - U.S. States, January 2015-July 2016.
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Published in |
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2016
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DOI | 10.15585/mmwr.mm6539e2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Alyson B Goodman, Eric J Dziuban, Krista Powell, Rebecca H Bitsko, Gayle Langley, Nicole Lindsey, Jessica L Franks, Kate Russell, Sharoda Dasgupta, Wanda D Barfield, Erika Odom, Emily Kahn, Stacey Martin, Marc Fischer, J Erin Staples |
Abstract |
Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus that typically causes an asymptomatic infection or mild illness, although infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly and other serious brain abnormalities. Guillain-Barré syndrome and other neurologic complications can occur in adults after Zika virus infection. However, there are few published reports describing postnatally acquired Zika virus disease among children. During January 2015-July 2016, a total of 158 cases of confirmed or probable postnatally acquired Zika virus disease among children aged <18 years were reported to CDC from U.S. states. The median age was 14 years (range = 1 month-17 years), and 88 (56%) were female. Two (1%) patients were hospitalized; none developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, and none died. All reported cases were travel-associated. Overall, 129 (82%) children had rash, 87 (55%) had fever, 45 (29%) had conjunctivitis, and 44 (28%) had arthralgia. Health care providers should consider a diagnosis of Zika virus disease in children who have an epidemiologic risk factor and clinically compatible illness, and should report cases to their state or local health department. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 12 | 60% |
Spain | 3 | 15% |
Unknown | 5 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 13 | 65% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 20% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
Scientists | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 90 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 15 | 16% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 16% |
Researcher | 8 | 9% |
Professor | 8 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
Other | 21 | 23% |
Unknown | 18 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 43% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
Neuroscience | 3 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 10% |
Unknown | 23 | 25% |