Abstract
First International Workshop on Zika Virus Held by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation FIOCRUZ in Northeast Brazil March 2016 - A Meeting Report.
Highlights
With the recent Zika virus outbreak in Northeast Brazil and especially the remarkable increase in newborns suffering a congenital disorder termed microcephaly—a rare neurological condition in which an infant's head is significantly smaller than the heads of other children of the same age—recently linked to Zika virus infection during pregnancy [1–5], the Brazilian public health authorities declared a National Public Health Emergency on Nov 11, 2015
Report on Zika Virus Workshop Hosted by Fiocruz - Brazil development of technological products and a historical update of Zika virus identification in Brazil; Epidemiology—this session was designed to provide an update on the clinical epidemiological studies under development in Brazil, with a presentation of the data on a case-control investigation of microcephaly cases and cohort studies
The first day the meeting opened with a talk from the IEC team on Zika virus infection and the global challenge to control its spread
Summary
Report on Zika Virus Workshop Hosted by Fiocruz - Brazil development of technological products and a historical update of Zika virus identification in Brazil; Epidemiology—this session was designed to provide an update on the clinical epidemiological studies under development in Brazil, with a presentation of the data on a case-control investigation of microcephaly cases and cohort studies. The workshop took place at the Research Institute Aggeu Magalhaes (IAM), the state of Pernambuco research branch of Fiocruz, responsible for hosting the meeting and its organization.
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