Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outbreak Associated With Zika Virus Infection in French Polynesia: A Case-Control Study. Issue 8 (August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai; Blake, Alexandre; Mons, Sandrine; Lastère, Stéphane; Roche, Claudine; Vanhomwegen, Jessica; Dub, Timothée; Baudouin, Laure; Teissier, Anita; Larre, Philippe; Vial, Anne-Laure; Decam, Christophe; Choumet, Valérie; Halstead, Susan K.; Willison, Hugh J.; Musset, Lucile; Manuguerra, Jean-Claude; Despres, Philippe; Fournier, Emmanuel; Mallet, Henri-Pierre; Musso, Didier; Fontanet, Arnaud; Neil, Jean; Ghawché, Frédéric
• Is Part Of: Obstetrical & gynecological survey. Volume 71:Issue 8(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-08
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 618
• DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000489564.35748.52
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-7828

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from Lancet 2016;387:1531–1539) French Polynesia suffered one of the largest outbreaks of the Zika virus between October 2013 and April 2014 with over 32, 000 patients being assessed for the infection. A few studies have reported a simultaneous occurrence of Zika virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome outbreaks in French Polynesia and Brazil, suggesting an association between the 2.