Ophthalmological findings in infants with microcephaly and presumable intra-uterus Zika virus infection.

CV, Ventura; M, Maia; BV, Ventura; VV, Linden; EB, Araújo; RC, Ramos; MA, Rocha; MD, Carvalho; R Jr, Belfort; LO, Ventura

doi:10.5935/0004-2749.20160002

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Ophthalmological findings in infants with microcephaly and presumable intra-uterus Zika virus infection.

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Ventura CV

Maia M

Ventura BV

Abstract

<h4>Purpose</h4>In 2015, a twenty-fold increase in the prevalence of microcephaly in Brazil was reported, and the Ministry of Health associated this abnormal prevalence with the maternal-fetal Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission.<h4>Methods</h4>We assessed the ophthalmological findings of ten mothers and...

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