Congenital anomalies during the 2015-2018 Zika virus epidemic: a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital anomalies are associated with several clinical and epidemiological complications. Following the Zika epidemic onset in Latin America, the incidence of congenital anomalies increased in Brazil. This study aimed to determine the frequency of congenital anomalies in one Brazilian state and assess potential factors associated with them.

Methods

This cross-sectional descriptive study was based on data concerning congenital anomalies recorded in the Brazilian Live-Born Information System during the Zika epidemic in Mato Grosso do Sul state from 2015 to 2018. Congenital anomalies were stratified according to year of birth and classified using ICD-10 categories.

Results

In total, 1,473 (0.85%) anomalies were registered. Within the number of cases recorde

SUBMITTER: Venancio FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature