Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants

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Main Author: Santos,Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dos
Publication Date: 2018
Other Authors: Coelho,Flavio Codeço, Armstrong,Margaret, Saraceni,Valeria, Lemos,Cristina
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Summary: Recent data from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows a sharp drop in the number of reported occurrences of Zika during the summer of 2016/2017, compared to the previous summer. There is still a much higher incidence among women than men, almost certainly due to sexual transmission. An unexpected feature of the new data is that there are proportionally far more cases affecting children under 15 months than older age classes. By comparing incidence rates in 2016/2017 and 2015/2016, we were able to deduce the proportion of reported cases affecting men and women, and verify that gender disparity is still present. Women and children are still risk groups for Zika infection, even during non-epidemic seasons.
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spelling Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infantsZika VirusWomenChildIncidenceRecent data from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows a sharp drop in the number of reported occurrences of Zika during the summer of 2016/2017, compared to the previous summer. There is still a much higher incidence among women than men, almost certainly due to sexual transmission. An unexpected feature of the new data is that there are proportionally far more cases affecting children under 15 months than older age classes. By comparing incidence rates in 2016/2017 and 2015/2016, we were able to deduce the proportion of reported cases affecting men and women, and verify that gender disparity is still present. Women and children are still risk groups for Zika infection, even during non-epidemic seasons.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz2018-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2018001100501Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.34 n.11 2018reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/0102-311x00038218info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSantos,Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dosCoelho,Flavio CodeçoArmstrong,MargaretSaraceni,ValeriaLemos,Cristinaeng2018-11-13T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X2018001100501Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2018-11-13T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
title Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
spellingShingle Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
Santos,Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dos
Zika Virus
Women
Child
Incidence
title_short Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
title_full Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
title_fullStr Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
title_full_unstemmed Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
title_sort Zika: an ongoing threat to women and infants
author Santos,Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dos
author_facet Santos,Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dos
Coelho,Flavio Codeço
Armstrong,Margaret
Saraceni,Valeria
Lemos,Cristina
author_role author
author2 Coelho,Flavio Codeço
Armstrong,Margaret
Saraceni,Valeria
Lemos,Cristina
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos,Beatriz Macedo Coimbra dos
Coelho,Flavio Codeço
Armstrong,Margaret
Saraceni,Valeria
Lemos,Cristina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Zika Virus
Women
Child
Incidence
topic Zika Virus
Women
Child
Incidence
description Recent data from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows a sharp drop in the number of reported occurrences of Zika during the summer of 2016/2017, compared to the previous summer. There is still a much higher incidence among women than men, almost certainly due to sexual transmission. An unexpected feature of the new data is that there are proportionally far more cases affecting children under 15 months than older age classes. By comparing incidence rates in 2016/2017 and 2015/2016, we were able to deduce the proportion of reported cases affecting men and women, and verify that gender disparity is still present. Women and children are still risk groups for Zika infection, even during non-epidemic seasons.
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