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Koumavor C. A. K., Elguero Eric, Leroy Eric. (2021). Potential association between Zika infection and microcephaly during 2007 fever outbreak, Gabon. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27 (2), p. 672-674. ISSN 1080-6040.

Titre du document
Potential association between Zika infection and microcephaly during 2007 fever outbreak, Gabon
Année de publication
2021
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000631538500058
Auteurs
Koumavor C. A. K., Elguero Eric, Leroy Eric
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, 27 (2), p. 672-674 ISSN 1080-6040
Although Zika virus (ZIKV) circulates in sub-Saharan Africa, no case of ZIKV-associated microcephaly has thus far been reported. Here, we report evidence of a possible association between a 2007 outbreak of febrile illness and an increase in microcephaly and possibly ZIKV infection in Gabon.
Plan de classement
Santé : généralités [050] ; Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Description Géographique
GABON
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010081156]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010081156
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