Radiological Characterization of Cerebral Phenotype in Newborn Microcephaly Cases from 2015 Outbreak in Brazil

CONCLUSION The phenotype of the microcephaly cases associated with the current outbreak at Rio Grande do Norte state is more severe and different from previous cases. The data here presented can be used as a guideline for those who want to differentiate microcephalies caused by the probable ZIKV-associated outbreak. The consequences of this type of microcephalies to the children, their families and the public health system are still to be determined. COMPETING INTERESTS The authors declare having no competing interests. DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The data presented in this article is freely available from FigShare.
Source: PLOS Currents Outbreaks - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Source Type: research