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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2018; 76(01): 63
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170173
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Incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome among Zika virus infected cases: a report from Thailand

Incidência de síndrome de Guillain-Barré em pacientes infectados pelo vírus Zika: um relato da Tailândia
Beuy Joob
1   Sanitation Medical Academic Center, Bangkok Thailand;
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Viroj Wiwanitkit
2   Visiting professor, Hainan Medical University, China.
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Zika virus infection, at present, is a global public health problem. The neurological complications of Zika virus infection are very interesting. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an important complication that is widely reported[1]. Here, the authors summarize and report on the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome among Zika virus infected cases in Thailand. To-date (August 2017), there have been 1,417 accumulated patients with Zika virus infection and there are two patients (0.14%) with Zika virus-related Guillain-Barré syndrome. This rate is considerable lower that those previously observed in Polynesia and South America[1],[2]. These data confirm that the neurological problem of Zika virus infection is not a significant problem in Thailand[3]. The mild nature of Zika virus infection in Thailand and tropical southeast Asia is an interesting topic for further studies.



Publication History

Received: 22 August 2017

Accepted: 22 October 2017

Article published online:
30 August 2023

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