ABSTRACT
El virus Zika, es un arbovirus del género flavivirus (familia Flaviviridae), muy cercano filogenéticamente al del dengue, fiebre amarilla, la encefalitis japonesa, o el virus del Nilo Occidental. El presente estudio exploratorio busca identificar los casos confirmados y sugestivos de infección por virus Zika en mujeres embarazadas en la Unidad de Medicina Familiar N° 60 del IMSS de Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. México como primera aproximación epidemiológica en esta región.
The Zika virus is an arbovirus of the genus flavivirus (family Flaviviridae), very closely phylogenetically a virus such as dengue fever, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, or West Nile virus. According to the Epidemiological Surveillance System for Zíka Virus Disease, until November 4th, 2016, in Mexico there were 6,094 confirmed cases of infection and 3,167 suspected cases of Zika virus infection in pregnant women in 24 states of the Mexican Republic, with a higher prevalence in Veracruz, Chiapas, Colima, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo. This is an original study that focuses on identifying the confirmed and suggestive cases of Zika virus infection in pregnant women in the Family Medicine Unit No. 60 of the IMSS in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. Mexico; It is an exploratory study in the registry of cases of pregnant women with Zika virus infection in the Family Medicine Unit No. 60 of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico as epidemiological basis