Severe Neurologic Disorders in 2 Fetuses with Zika Virus Infection, Colombia

We report the results of pathologic examinations of 2 fetuses from women in Colombia with Zika virus infection during pregnancy that revealed severe central nervous system defects and potential associated abnormalities of the eye, spleen, and placenta. Amniotic fluid and tissues from multiple fetal...

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Autores principales: Acosta-Reyes, Jorge, Navarro, Edgar, Herrera, Maria José, Goenaga, Eloina, Ospina, Martha L., Parra, Edgar, Mercado, Marcela, Chaparro, Pablo, Beltran, Mauricio, Gunturiz, Maria Luz, Pardo, Lissethe, Valencia, Catalina, Huertas, Sandra, Rodríguez, Jorge, Ruiz, Germán, Valencia, Diana, Haddad, Lisa B., Tinker, Sarah C., Moore, Cynthia A., Baquero, Hernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28296632
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161702
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Sumario:We report the results of pathologic examinations of 2 fetuses from women in Colombia with Zika virus infection during pregnancy that revealed severe central nervous system defects and potential associated abnormalities of the eye, spleen, and placenta. Amniotic fluid and tissues from multiple fetal organs tested positive for Zika virus.

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