Misperceived Risks of Zika-related Microcephaly in India

Yale School of Public Health. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. New Haven, CT, USA.
Indian Institute of Science. Centre for Ecological Sciences. Bangalore, India.
The University of Queensland. School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre. St. Lucia, Australia.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.

Abstract

After the discovery that Zika virus (ZIKV) could cause microcephaly and other birth defects, we have scrambled to understand how. Now, spreading along with the virus is misinformation that a ZIKV mutation is responsible for microcephaly. Putting too much onus on a single mutation could enhance a crisis in India.

Keywords in Portuguese

Virus Zika
Microcefalia
Zikv
Epidemia
Saúde pública
Infecção por Zikv
Humano
Gestação
India
Mutação

Keywords

Zika virus
Microcephaly
Zikv
Epidemic
Public health
Zika Virus Infection
Humans
Gestation
India
Mutation

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Elsevier

Citation

GRUBAUGH, Nathan D. et al. Misperceived risks of Zika-related microcephaly in India. Trends in Microbiology, p. 1-3, 2019.

DOI

10.1016/j.tim.2019.02.004

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0966-842X

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/31986

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