[Microcephaly and arbovirus]

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2018 Mar-Apr;56(2):186-188.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

In this paper the relationship between the incidence of microcephaly and various arboviruses in current boom is exposed. It stands out that in the infection by the dengue virus, there have been no cases of microcephaly, however in the case series of chikungunya infection, incidence of cases with this affectation was reported, highlighting a cohort called CHIMERE; also the highest incidence of microcephaly associated with the mentioned Zika virus, which has been widely studied. All this, due to the neurotropism of these arboviruses.

En el presente trabajo se expone la relación existente entre incidencia de microcefalia y los diversos arbovirus en auge actual. Destaca que en la infección por el virus del dengue, no se ha registrado casos de microcefalia, sin embargo en las series de casos de infección por chikunguña, se reportó incidencia de casos con esta afectación, destacando una cohorte denominada CHIMERE; asimismo se menciona la mayor incidencia de microcefalia asociada al virus del Zika, la cual ha sido ampliamente estudiada. Todo lo anterior por el neurotropismo de estos arbovirus.

Keywords: Microcephaly; Chikungunya Virus; Zika Virus; Arbovirus Infections.

MeSH terms

  • Americas / epidemiology
  • Arbovirus Infections / complications*
  • Arbovirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Microcephaly / epidemiology
  • Microcephaly / virology*