Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with Zika Virus Infection in Colombia

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Authors

Beatriz Parra

Jairo Lizarazo · University of Pamplona

Jorge Andres Jimenez-Arango · Universidad de Antioquia

Andrés Felipe Zea-Vera · Hospital Universitario del Valle ESE

Guillermo González-Manrique · Hospital Universitario de Neiva

José Vargas · Clínica Santa María

Jorge Angarita

Gonzalo Zúñiga

Abstract

The evidence of ZIKV infection documented by RT-PCR among patients with the Guillain-Barré syndrome during the outbreak of ZIKV infection in Colombia lends support to the role of the infection in the development of the Guillain-Barré syndrome. (Funded by the Bart McLean Fund for Neuroimmunology Research and others.).

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Retinal and Optic Conditions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 375, Issue 16, pp. 1513-1523

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1605564

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