Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016
Zika is an emerging disease in Venezuela and in the state of Zulia, it generally evolves in a benign manner and can produce complications such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly in newborns. Itis proposed to describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the Zika outbreak and the case...
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| author | María Gómez Ayarí Avila Elina Castillo Angelina Marquez Nelys Barboza Belen Rodríguez Luisa Marquez Gisbel Ferrer Manuel Gómez |
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| description | Zika is an emerging disease in Venezuela and in the state of Zulia, it generally evolves in a benign manner and can produce complications such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly in newborns. Itis proposed to describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the Zika outbreak and the cases of microcephaly. The research is descriptive, cross-sectional, conducted from May 2016 to March 2017. The population consisted of 1,155 suspected cases, with a sample of 228 patients, resulting in 108 positive PCR in real time. The largest number of cases occurred at the age of 17 to 33 years (59.3%), with a predominance of females (81.5%), in the municipalities of Maracaibo and San Francisco (75%). In relation to the symptomatology, the frequent are rash (84.3%), headache and fever (76.9%), while arthralgia (65.7%) and myalgia (47.2%) are less common. During the outbreak, there were two deaths of the male sex, representing 1.9%; 146 cases with Guillain-Barré syndrome and 7 cases with microcephaly, corresponding to the male sex (85%), with a newborn gestational age of 37.4 weeks and 85% survival. The main recommendation should be directed to the control of the transmitting vector of the disease and to make the diagnosis of the suspicious cases for their confirmation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71a0ded7ea22410fa5aa60b7061d5fba2023-09-02T08:10:45ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282018-06-01461526024414Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016María Gómez0Ayarí Avila1Elina Castillo2Angelina Marquez3Nelys Barboza4Belen Rodríguez5Luisa Marquez6Gisbel Ferrer7Manuel Gómez8Departamento de Salud Pública y Social, Escuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia.Departamento de Salud Pública y Social, Escuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia.Laboratorio Regional de Salud Pública. Secretaria de Salud del Estado Zulia.Laboratorio Regional de Salud Pública. Secretaria de Salud del Estado Zulia.Dirección Regional de Epidemiologia, Secretaria de Salud del Estado Zulia.Dirección Regional de Epidemiologia, Secretaria de Salud del Estado Zulia.Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia. VenezuelaFacultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia. VenezuelaFacultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia. VenezuelaZika is an emerging disease in Venezuela and in the state of Zulia, it generally evolves in a benign manner and can produce complications such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly in newborns. Itis proposed to describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the Zika outbreak and the cases of microcephaly. The research is descriptive, cross-sectional, conducted from May 2016 to March 2017. The population consisted of 1,155 suspected cases, with a sample of 228 patients, resulting in 108 positive PCR in real time. The largest number of cases occurred at the age of 17 to 33 years (59.3%), with a predominance of females (81.5%), in the municipalities of Maracaibo and San Francisco (75%). In relation to the symptomatology, the frequent are rash (84.3%), headache and fever (76.9%), while arthralgia (65.7%) and myalgia (47.2%) are less common. During the outbreak, there were two deaths of the male sex, representing 1.9%; 146 cases with Guillain-Barré syndrome and 7 cases with microcephaly, corresponding to the male sex (85%), with a newborn gestational age of 37.4 weeks and 85% survival. The main recommendation should be directed to the control of the transmitting vector of the disease and to make the diagnosis of the suspicious cases for their confirmation.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/24654Zikaepidemiaepidemiologiamicrocefaliasíndrome de Guillain Barré |
| spellingShingle | María Gómez Ayarí Avila Elina Castillo Angelina Marquez Nelys Barboza Belen Rodríguez Luisa Marquez Gisbel Ferrer Manuel Gómez Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016 Kasmera Zika epidemia epidemiologia microcefalia síndrome de Guillain Barré |
| title | Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016 |
| title_full | Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016 |
| title_short | Zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of Zulia: clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout, year 2016 |
| title_sort | zika and cases of microcephaly in the state of zulia clinical and epidemiological aspects of the sprout year 2016 |
| topic | Zika epidemia epidemiologia microcefalia síndrome de Guillain Barré |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/24654 |
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