Trends of Microcephaly and Severe Arthrogryposis in Three Urban Hospitals following the Zika, Chikungunya and Dengue Fever Epidemics of 2016 in Jamaica.

Authors :: James-Powell, T.
Brown, Y.
Christie, C. D. C.
Melbourne-Chambers, R.
Moore, J. T.
Morgan, O.
Butler, B.
Swaby, K.
Garbutt, A.
Anzinger, J.
Pierre, R. B.
Onyonyor, A.
Bryan, L.
Palmer, P. M.
Mitchell, P.
Johnson, P.
Bishop, K.
Jaggon, J. R.
De La Haye, W.
Source :: West Indian Medical Journal; 2017, Vol. 66 Issue 1, p10-19, 10p
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The article presents a study on microcephaly and arthrogryposis in three urban hospitals in Jamaica following the epidemics of the Zika virus (ZIKV), chikungunya, and dengue fever between 2016 and 2017. It examines the rates of infant microcephaly and the subsequent pediatric evaluation of all affected newborns.

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