Rapid spread of an ongoing outbreak of Zika virus disease in pregnant women in a Mexican hospital
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 21(5): 554-556, Sept.-Oct. 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract In the first nine weeks of implementation of a Zika Virus Preparedness Plan in a Mexican Public Hospital, we cared for 221 pregnant women with any signal or symptom suggesting Zika virus infection and 99 (44.8%) patients were found to be positive for Zika virus.The median age of patients was 25.3 years (range 13-49). Symptoms in PCR-positive patients were rash (91.4%) followed by headache (53.1%), myalgia (46.9%), arthralgia (45.7%), pruritus (35.8%), retroocular pain (29.6%), conjunctivitis (21%), and fever (21%). The women's epidemiologic exposure history indicates local transmission and a community outbreak.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Infección por el Virus Zika
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
México
Pais de publicación:
Brasil