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Potential inconsistencies in Zika surveillance data and our understanding of risk during pregnancy.

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BACKGROUND: A significant increase in microcephaly incidence was reported in Northeast Brazil at the end of 2015, which has since been attributed to an epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infections earlier that year. Further incidence of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) was expected following waves of ZIKV infection throughout Latin America; however, only modest increases in microcephaly and CZS incidence have since been observed. The quantitative relationship between ZIKV infect...

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0006991

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Statistics
Oxford college:
St Peter's College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0195-2463
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Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-7904-4804
Publisher:
Public Library of Science Publisher's website
Journal:
PLoS: Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal website
Volume:
12
Issue:
12
Article number:
e0006991
Publication date:
2018-12-10
Acceptance date:
2018-11-12
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EISSN:
1935-2735
ISSN:
1935-2727
Pmid:
30532143
Language:
English
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pubs:954455
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uuid:cdfda100-e9b6-43f8-a390-b24f8feee01e
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pubs:954455
Source identifiers:
954455
Deposit date:
2019-05-24

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