Journal article
Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy - Colombia, January-November 2016
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, Vol.65(49), pp.1409-1413
12/16/2016
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6549e1
PMID: 27977645
Abstract
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and serious brain abnormalities in fetuses and infants exposed in utero. The Zika virus disease outbreak in the World Health Organization’s Region of the Americas began in Brazil, which first reported a laboratory-confirmed Zika virus outbreak in May 2015; Colombia confirmed local transmission of Zika virus about 5 months later, in October 2015. Colombia’s Instituto Nacional de Salud maintains national surveillance for birth defects, including microcephaly.
What is added by this report?
This report provides preliminary national birth defects surveillance data on congenital microcephaly following a large outbreak of Zika virus infection in Colombia. Microcephaly prevalence increased more than fourfold overall in 2016 compared with 2015, with a ninefold increase in July 2016 (the peak month) compared with July 2015. The temporal association between Zika virus infections and microcephaly, with the peak of reported microcephaly occurring approximately 24 weeks after the peak of the Zika outbreak, provides evidence that the greatest risk period is likely the first trimester of pregnancy and early in the second trimester of pregnancy.
What are the implications for public health practice?
Colombia has experienced a significant increase in congenital microcephaly in 2016 following the peak of the Zika virus disease outbreak. Ongoing population-based birth defects surveillance is essential for monitoring the impact of Zika virus infection during pregnancy on birth defects prevalence and measuring the success in preventing Zika virus infection and its consequences, including microcephaly.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy - Colombia, January-November 2016
- Creators
- Esther Lilliana Cuevas - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaVan T. Tong - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USANathaly Rozo - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaDiana Valencia - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAOscar Pacheco - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaSuzanne M. Gilboa - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAMarcela Mercado - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaChristina M. Renquist - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAMaritza Gonzalez - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaElizabeth C. Ailes - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USACarolina Duarte - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaValerie Godoshian - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAChristina L. Sancken - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAAngelica Maria Rico Turca - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaDinorah L. Galles - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAMartha Ayala - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaPaula Morgan - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAErika Natalia Tolosa Perez - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaHernan Quijada Bonilla - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaRuben Caceres Gomez - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaAna Carolina Estupinan - Minist Salud & Protecc Social, Bogota, ColombiaMaria Luz Gunturiz - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, ColombiaDana Meaney-Delman - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USADenise J. Jamieson - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAMargaret A. Honein - CDC, Natl Ctr Birth Defects & Dev Disabil, Atlanta, GA 30333 USAMartha Lucia Ospina Martinez - Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, Colombia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, Vol.65(49), pp.1409-1413
- Publisher
- CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
- DOI
- 10.15585/mmwr.mm6549e1
- PMID
- 27977645
- ISSN
- 0149-2195
- eISSN
- 1545-861X
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/16/2016
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446281102771
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