Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Vietnam

Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Vietnam

The CT findings were consistent with those of children with vertical Zika virus infection in the Americas.2 At age 9 months, the infant showed psychomotor developmental delays, with generalised spastic dystonia and cerebral palsy. The ethics committee of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2017-08, Vol.17 (8), p.805-806
Hauptverfasser: Moi, Meng Ling, Nguyen, Thi Thu Thuy, Nguyen, Co Thach, Vu, Thi Bich Hau, Tun, Mya Myat Ngwe, Pham, Tho Duoc, Pham, Ngoc Thanh, Tran, Thuan, Morita, Kouichi, Le, Thi Quynh Mai, Dang, Duc Anh, Hasebe, Futoshi
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Children
Computed tomography
Congenital diseases
Dystonia
Epidemiology
Ethics
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Hygiene
Infections
Infectious diseases
Microcephaly
Microencephaly
Paralysis
R&D
Research & development
Vector-borne diseases
Viruses
Zika virus
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Zusammenfassung:The CT findings were consistent with those of children with vertical Zika virus infection in the Americas.2 At age 9 months, the infant showed psychomotor developmental delays, with generalised spastic dystonia and cerebral palsy. The ethics committee of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan (08061924-7) and National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam (IRB-VN01057/2016) approved the study. 2 AN Hazin, A Poretti, D Di Cavalcanti Souza Cruz, Computed tomographic findings in microcephaly...
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30412-7