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Paralysis
Acute Paralysis and Neuro-inflammation in Jamaican Children during Zika virus and Dengue Epidemics of 2016
Issue:
Vol 65, Issue 3: 2016
DOI:
10.7727/wimj.2016.526
Pages:
425-30
Synopsis:
This case series suggests a unique clinical pattern of neuro-inflammation in Jamaican adolescents occurring during the ZIKV epidemic and questions the role of the three circulating arboviruses in the pathogenesis.
ABSTRACT
Received:
13 Oct, 2016
Accepted:
24 Oct, 2016
PDF Attachment:
wimj_iss3_2016_425_430.pdf
Journal Sections:
Special Articles
Keywords:
Caribbean
Jamaica
Encephalitis
Zika virus
Paralysis
myelitis
Journal Authors:
R Melbourne-Chambers
CDC Christie
E Greenaway
R Bullock
e-Published:
25 Oct, 2016
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