Zika y casos de microcefalia en el estado Zulia: aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos del brote, año 2016

• Main Authors: Gómez G. María, Ávila L Ayari, Castillo M. Elina, Márquez V. Angelina, Barboza Nelis, Rodríguez Belen, Márquez G. Luisa, Ferrer R. Gisbel, Gómez C. Manuel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2018
• Subjects: Zika; epidemia; epidemiologia; microcefalia; síndrome de Guillain Barré; outbreak; epidemiology; microcephaly; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/5c6bba1c12814d61b4c62029a03e3342

Abstract: Zika is an emerging disease in Venezuela and in the state of Zulia, it generally evolves in a benign manner and can produce complications such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly in newborns. Itis proposed to describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the Zika outbreak and the cases of microcephaly. The research is descriptive, cross-sectional, conducted from May 2016 to March 2017. The population consisted of 1,155 suspected cases, with a sample of 228 patients, resulting in 108 positive PCR in real time. The largest number of cases occurred at the age of 17 to 33 years (59.3%), with a predominance of females (81.5%), in the municipalities of Maracaibo and San Francisco (75%). In relation to the symptomatology, the frequent are rash (84.3%), headache and fever (76.9%), while arthralgia (65.7%) and myalgia (47.2%) are less common. During the outbreak, there were two deaths of the male sex, representing 1.9%; 146 cases with Guillain-Barré syndrome and 7 cases with microcephaly, corresponding to the male sex (85%), with a newborn gestational age of 37.4 weeks and 85% survival. The main recommendation should be directed to the control of the transmitting vector of the disease and to make the diagnosis of the suspicious cases for their confirmation. Resumen: El Zika es una enfermedad emergente en Venezuela y en el estado Zulia, evoluciona generalmente de manera benigna y puede producir complicaciones como síndrome Guillain Barré y microcefalia en recién nacidos. Se plantea describir los aspectos clínicos, epidemiológicos del brote de Zika y los casos de microcefalia. La investigación es descriptiva, transversal, realizada de mayo 2016 a marzo 2017. La población fue de 1.155 casos sospechosos, la muestra 228 pacientes, resultando 108 positivos por PCR en tiempo real. El mayor número de casos se presentó en la edad de 17 a 33 años (59,3%), predomina el sexo femenino (81,5%), en los municipios Maracaibo y San Francisco (75%). En relación a la sintomatología, la frecuencia fue erupción ...