Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
Recent data from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows a sharp drop in the number of reported occurrences of Zika during the summer of 2016/2017, compared to the previous summer. There is still a much higher incidence among women than men, almost certainly due to sexual transmission. An...
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| author | Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dos Santos Flavio Codeço Coelho Margaret Armstrong Valeria Saraceni Cristina Lemos |
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| description | Recent data from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows a sharp drop in the number of reported occurrences of Zika during the summer of 2016/2017, compared to the previous summer. There is still a much higher incidence among women than men, almost certainly due to sexual transmission. An unexpected feature of the new data is that there are proportionally far more cases affecting children under 15 months than older age classes. By comparing incidence rates in 2016/2017 and 2015/2016, we were able to deduce the proportion of reported cases affecting men and women, and verify that gender disparity is still present. Women and children are still risk groups for Zika infection, even during non-epidemic seasons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-278795641d77444e973fad954ca920472022-12-21T19:22:20ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-44642018-11-01341110.1590/0102-311x00038218Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infantsBeatriz Macedo Coimbra dos SantosFlavio Codeço CoelhoMargaret ArmstrongValeria SaraceniCristina LemosRecent data from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows a sharp drop in the number of reported occurrences of Zika during the summer of 2016/2017, compared to the previous summer. There is still a much higher incidence among women than men, almost certainly due to sexual transmission. An unexpected feature of the new data is that there are proportionally far more cases affecting children under 15 months than older age classes. By comparing incidence rates in 2016/2017 and 2015/2016, we were able to deduce the proportion of reported cases affecting men and women, and verify that gender disparity is still present. Women and children are still risk groups for Zika infection, even during non-epidemic seasons.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csp/v34n11/1678-4464-csp-34-11-e00038218.pdfZika VirusWomenChildIncidence |
| spellingShingle | Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dos Santos Flavio Codeço Coelho Margaret Armstrong Valeria Saraceni Cristina Lemos Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants Cadernos de Saúde Pública Zika Virus Women Child Incidence |
| title | Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants |
| title_full | Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants |
| title_fullStr | Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants |
| title_short | Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants |
| title_sort | zika an ongoing threat to women and infants |
| topic | Zika Virus Women Child Incidence |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csp/v34n11/1678-4464-csp-34-11-e00038218.pdf |
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