Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil

Abstract: Zika virus (ZIKV) is now considered an emerging flavivirosis, with a first large outbreak registered in the Yap Islands in 2007. In 2013, a new outbreak was reported in the French Polynesia, with associated cases of neurological complications including Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The incidence of GBS has increased in Brazil since 2015, what is speculated to be secondary to the ZIKV infection outbreak. The gold-standard test for detection of acute ZIKV infection is the polymerase-chain reaction technique, an essay largely unavailable in Brazil. The diagnosis of GBS is feasible even in resource-limited areas using the criteria proposed by the GBS Classification Group, which is based solely on clinical grounds. Further understanding on the relationship of ZIKV with neurological complications is a research urgency.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Síndrome de Guillain-Barré associada ao surto de infecção por vírus Zika no Brasil
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil ; volume:74 ; number:03 ; year:2016 ; pages:253-255 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 74, Heft 03 (2016), 253-255

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Araujo, Lucas Masiêro ; Ferreira, Maria Lucia Brito ; Nascimento, Osvaldo JM

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20160035
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023101912221067890655
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:45 AM CEST