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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 112(5): 319-327, May 2017. tab, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: biblio-841798

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This article discusses the peculiar conditions that favoured the unexpected introduction of Zika virus into the poorest northeastern region of Brazil in 2015, its speed of transmission to other Brazilian states, other Latin American countries and other regions, and the severity of related neurological disorders in newborns and adults. Contrasting with evidence that Zika had so far caused only mild cases in humans in the last six decades, the epidemiological scenario of this outbreak in Brazil indicates dramatic health effects: in 2015, an increase of 20-fold in notified cases of microcephaly and/or central nervous system (CNS) alterations suggestive of Zika congenital infection, followed by an exponential increase in 2016, with 2366 cumulative cases confirmed in the country by the end of December 2016. A significant increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults has also been reported. Factors involved in viral dissemination, neural pathogenesis and routes of transmission in Brazil are examined, such as the role of social and environmental factors and the controversies involved in the hypothesis of antibody-dependent enhancement, to explain the incidence of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil. Responses to the Zika outbreak and the development of new products are also discussed.


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Feminino , Gravidez , Recém-Nascido , Complicações na Gravidez/virologia , Dengue/imunologia , Dengue/epidemiologia , Infecção por Zika virus/complicações , Infecção por Zika virus/imunologia , Infecção por Zika virus/transmissão , Microcefalia/virologia , Brasil/epidemiologia , Surtos de Doenças , Notificação de Doenças , Análise Espacial
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 45(1): 17-21, Jan.- Feb. 2003. ilus, tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-330507

RESUMO

Strain typing is a critical tool for molecular epidemiological analysis and can provide important information about the spread of dengue viruses. Here, we performed a molecular characterization of DEN-2 viruses isolated in Brazil during 1990-2000 from geographically and temporally distinct areas in order to investigate the genetic distribution of this serotype circulating in the country. Restriction site-specific polymerase chain reaction (RSS)-PCR presented the same pattern for all 52 Brazilian samples, showing the circulation of just one DEN-2 variant. Phylogenetic analysis using progressive pairwise alignments from 240-nucleotide sequences of the E/NS1 junction in 15 isolates showed that they belong to genotype III (Jamaica genotype)


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Humanos , Vírus da Dengue , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Brasil , Vírus da Dengue , Eletroforese em Gel de Ágar , Genótipo , Filogenia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Mapeamento por Restrição , RNA Viral
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