Challenges and lessons learned from the rapid operationalization of a prospective cohort to study the natural history and neurodevelopmental outcomes of postnatal Zika virus infection among infants and children in rural Guatemala.

Challenges and lessons learned from the rapid operationalization of a prospective cohort to study the natural history and neurodevelopmental outcomes of postnatal Zika virus infection among infants and children in rural Guatemala.

During the course of the 2015-2017 outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas, the emerging virus was recognized as a congenital infection that could damage the developing brain. As the Latin American ZIKV outbreak advanced, the scientific and public health community questioned if this newly reco...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Paniagua-Avila, Daniel Olson, Amy Connery, D Mirella Calvimontes, Guillermo A Bolanos, Molly M Lamb, Desiree Bauer, Aida Ralda, Neudy Rojop, Eduardo Barrios, Andrea Chacon, Melissa Gomez, Paola Arroyave, Sara Hernandez, Maria Alejandra Martinez, Saskia Bunge-Montes, Alison Colbert, Kareen Arias, Garret Brazeale, Andrea Holliday, Kay M Tomashek, Hana M El Sahly, Wendy Keitel, Flor M Munoz, Edwin J Asturias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010480

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