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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · May 2017
Microcephaly Case Fatality Rate Associated with Zika Virus Infection in Brazil: Current Estimates.
- Cunha Antonio José Ledo Alves da AJ From the *Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Puericultu, Maria Clara de Magalhães-Barbosa, Fernanda Lima-Setta, Roberto de Andrade Medronho, and Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa.
- From the *Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira (IPPMG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; †Departamento de Pediatria, Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and ‡Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva (IESC) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 2017 May 1; 36 (5): 528-530.
AbstractConsidering the currently confirmed cases of microcephaly and related deaths associated with Zika virus in Brazil, the estimated case fatality rate is 8.3% (95% confidence interval: 7.2-9.6). However, a third of the reported cases remain under investigation. If the confirmation rates of cases and deaths are the same in the future, the estimated case fatality rate will be as high as 10.5% (95% confidence interval: 9.5-11.7).
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