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Zika Virus and Birth Defects — Reviewing the Evidence for Causality

Overview of attention for article published in New England Journal of Medicine, April 2016
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Title
Zika Virus and Birth Defects — Reviewing the Evidence for Causality
Published in
New England Journal of Medicine, April 2016
DOI 10.1056/nejmsr1604338
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Authors

Sonja A Rasmussen, Denise J Jamieson, Margaret A Honein, Lyle R Petersen

Abstract

The Zika virus has spread rapidly in the Americas since its first identification in Brazil in early 2015. Prenatal Zika virus infection has been linked to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, most notably microcephaly and other serious brain anomalies. To determine whether Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes these adverse outcomes, we evaluated available data using criteria that have been proposed for the assessment of potential teratogens. On the basis of this review, we conclude that a causal relationship exists between prenatal Zika virus infection and microcephaly and other serious brain anomalies. Evidence that was used to support this . . .

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 18 <1%
Brazil 14 <1%
United Kingdom 7 <1%
France 2 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Tanzania, United Republic of 1 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 <1%
Pakistan 1 <1%
Other 11 <1%
Unknown 1783 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 319 17%
Student > Master 293 16%
Researcher 236 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 199 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 125 7%
Other 379 21%
Unknown 289 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 523 28%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 224 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 209 11%
Immunology and Microbiology 108 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 95 5%
Other 326 18%
Unknown 355 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3902. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 March 2024.
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#1,298
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Outputs from New England Journal of Medicine
#107
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#9
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Outputs of similar age from New England Journal of Medicine
#2
of 319 outputs
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