• J Travel Med · Nov 2020

    Case Reports

    The re-emergence of Zika in Brazil in 2020: A case of Guillain Barré Syndrome during the low season for arboviral infections.

    • Kevan M Akrami, Betania Mara Freitas de Nogueira, Mateus Santana do Rosário, Laise de Moraes, Marli Tenório Cordeiro, Rodrigo Haddad, Lillian Nunes Gomes, Isabele de Pádua Carvalho, Ellen Dos Reis Pimentel, Jéssica de Jesus Silva, Marcos Vinícius Lima de Oliveira Francisco, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira, Daniel Farias, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral, Viviane Boaventura, and Ricardo Khouri.
    • Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, FIOCRUZ, Salvador, Brazil.
    • J Travel Med. 2020 Nov 9; 27 (7).

    AbstractZika virus cases in Brazil have diminished since emergence in 2015. We report Guillain Barré Syndrome caused by Zika and possible Chikungunya co-infection during an expected low arboviral season. This case highlights the importance of clinical vigilance for Zika in those with neurological syndromes outside typical arboviral season.

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