Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outbreak Associated With Zika Virus Infection in French Polynesia

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Authors

Van‐Mai Cao‐Lormeau · Institut Louis Malardé

Alexandre Blake · Institut Pasteur

Sandrine Mons · University of French Polynesia

Stéphane Lastère · University of French Polynesia

Claudine Roche · Institut Louis Malardé

Jessica Vanhomwegen · Institut Pasteur

Timothée Dub ·

Abstract

(Abstracted from Lancet 2016;387:1531–1539) French Polynesia suffered one of the largest outbreaks of the Zika virus between October 2013 and April 2014 with over 32,000 patients being assessed for the infection. A few studies have reported a simultaneous occurrence of Zika virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome outbreaks in French Polynesia and Brazil, suggesting an association between the 2.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

Volume 71, Issue 8, pp. 451-452

DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000489564.35748.52

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