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Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiencies Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain

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  Health Outcomes of Children Born/Suspected with Zikv: Protocol for the Zikaction Paediatric Registry in Latin America and the Caribbean
  Author(s): Elisa Ruiz-Burga*, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira, Roxanne Melbourne-Chambers, Rosa Maria Bologna, Celia DC Christie, Griselda Berberian, Antoni Soriano-Arandes, Heather Bailey, Paulette Palmer, Andrea Oletto, Breno Lima de Almeida, Maria Lucia Costa Lage, Carlo Giaquinto and Claire Thorne
  
  Background: Although the number of Zika Virus (ZIKV) cases has substantially declined in Latin America and the Caribbean since the 2015-2016 outbreaks, the cohort of children born at that time and affected by Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) are now around 4-5 years old and experiencing an ongoing impact on their health and development. Gaps in our understanding remain regarding the outcomes of ZIKV exposure in utero and congenital infection and the consequences of Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) for health throughout childhood. Methods: The ZIKAction Paediatric Registry is an international multi-centre registry of infants and children with documented ZIKV exposure in utero (i.e., born to mother with confirmed infection in pregnancy) and/or with confirmed or suspected congenital ZIKV infection. Clinical teams at participating .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0870.21.11.474

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