Table 2.
Scientific publications by the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group (MERG) in North-East Brazil and ZikaPLAN Work Package 1 Partners, from 2015 to present.
| 1. Castanha, P. M. S. et al. Perinatal analyses of Zika- and dengue virus-specific neutralizing antibodies: A microcephaly case-control study in an area of high dengue endemicity in Brazil. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13:1–17, 2019. |
| 2. Souza, W. V. et al. Microcephaly epidemic related to the Zika virus and living conditions in Recife, Northeast Brazil. BMC Public Health, 18:130–136, 2018. |
| 3. Araujo, T. V. B. et al. Association between microcephaly, Zika virus infection, and other risk factors in Brazil: final report of a case-control study. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18:328–336, 2018. |
| 4. Albuquerque, M. F. P. M. et al. The microcephaly epidemic and Zika virus: building knowledge in epidemiology. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 34: 1–13, 2018. |
| 5. Pires, P. et al. Neuroimaging findings associated with congenital Zika virus syndrome: case series at the time of first epidemic outbreak in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Childs Nervous System, 34:957–963, 2018. |
| 6. Miranda-Filho, D. B. et al. Initial Description of the Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome. American Journal of Public Health, 106:598–600, 2016. |
| 7. Albuquerque, M. F. P. M. et al. Microcephaly in Infants, Pernambuco State, Brazil, 2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22:1090–1093, 2016. |
| 8. Araujo, T. V. B. et al. Association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil, January to May, 2016: preliminary report of a case-control study. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 16:1356–1363, 2016. |
| 9. Albuquerque, M. F. P. M. et al. Pyriproxyfen and the microcephaly epidemic in Brazil – an ecological approach to explore the hypothesis of their association. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 111:774–776, 2016. |
| 10. Souza, W. V. et al. Microcephaly in Pernambuco State, Brazil: epidemiological characteristics and evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of cutoff points for reporting suspected cases. Cadernos de Saude Publica, 32(4):e00017216, 2016. |
| 11. Leal, M. C. et al. Hearing Loss in Infants with Microcephaly and Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection – Brazil, November 2015–May 2016. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 65(34):917–919, 2016. |
| 12. Franca, R. F. O. et al. First International Workshop on Zika Virus Held by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Northeast Brazil March 2016 – A Meeting Report. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(6):e0004760, 2016. |
| 13. Cordeiro, M. T. et al. Results of a Zika Virus (ZIKV) Immunoglobulin M–specific diagnostic assay are highly correlated with detection of neutralizing anti-ZIKV antibodies in neonates with congenital disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 214:1897–1904, 2016. |
| 14. Poretti, A. et al. Zika virus infection during pregnancy and small heads: What is the connection and what can be seen by imaging. Atlas of Science. 2016. Avaliable in: <http://atlasofscience.org/zika-virus-infection-during-pregnancy-and-small-heads-what-is-the-connection-and-what-can-be-seen-by-imaging/> |
| 15. Hazin, A. N. et al. Computed tomographic findings in microcephaly associated with Zika Virus. The New England Journal of Medicine, 374(22):2193–2195, 2016. |
| 16. Einspieler C, Utsch F, Brasil P, Panvequio Aizawa CY, Peyton C, Hydee Hasue R, et al. Association of Infants Exposed to Prenatal Zika Virus Infection With Their Clinical, Neurologic, and Developmental Status Evaluated via the General Movement Assessment Tool. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e187235. Epub 2019/01/19. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7235. PubMed PMID: 30657537; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC6431234. |
| 17. Brickley EB, Rodrigues LC. Further pieces of evidence in the Zika virus and microcephaly puzzle. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2018;2(3):162–4. Epub 2018/09/01. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30021-X. PubMed PMID: 30169250. |
| 18. Lopes Moreira ME, Nielsen-Saines K, Brasil P, Kerin T, Damasceno L, Pone M, et al. Neurodevelopment in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus In Utero. N Engl J Med. 2018;379(24):2377–9. Epub 2018/12/24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1800098. PubMed PMID: 30575464. |
| 19. Devakumar D, Bamford A, Ferreira MU, Broad J, Rosch RE, Groce N, et al. Infectious causes of microcephaly: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018;18(1):e1-e13. Epub 2017/08/29. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30398-5. PubMed PMID: 28844634. |
| 20. Lowe R, Barcellos C, Brasil P, Cruz OG, Honorio NA, Kuper H, et al. The Zika Virus Epidemic in Brazil: From Discovery to Future Implications. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15(1). Epub 2018/01/10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010096. PubMed PMID: 29315224; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC5800195. |
| 21. Paixao ES, Teixeira MG, Costa M, Barreto ML, Rodrigues LC. Symptomatic Dengue during Pregnancy and Congenital Neurologic Malformations. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018;24(9):1748–50. Epub 2018/08/21. doi: 10.3201/eid2409.170361. PubMed PMID: 30124410; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC6106414. |
| 22. Paixao ES, Leong WY, Rodrigues LC, Wilder-Smith A. Asymptomatic Prenatal Zika Virus Infection and Congenital Zika Syndrome. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018;5(4):ofy073. Epub 2018/05/08. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy073. PubMed PMID: 29732381; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC5925427. |
| 23. Paixao ES, Teixeira MG, Rodrigues LC. Zika, chikungunya and dengue: the causes and threats of new and re-emerging arboviral diseases. BMJ Glob Health. 2018;3(Suppl 1):e000530. Epub 2018/02/13. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000530. PubMed PMID: 29435366; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC5759716. |
| 24. Paixao ES, Costa M, Teixeira MG, Harron K, de Almeida MF, Barreto ML, et al. Symptomatic dengue infection during pregnancy and the risk of stillbirth in Brazil, 2006–12: a matched case-control study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(9):957–64. Epub 2017/08/29. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30366-3. PubMed PMID: 28845800; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC6205624. |
| 25. Rodrigues LC, Paixao ES. Risk of Zika-related microcephaly: stable or variable? Lancet. 2017;390(10097):824–6. Epub 2017/06/26. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31478-2. PubMed PMID: 28647174. |
| 26. Rodrigues LC. Zika’s Long Haul: Tackling the Causes of Human Vulnerability to Mosquito-Borne Viruses. Am J Public Health. 2017;107(6):831–3. Epub 2017/05/13. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303792. PubMed PMID: 28498761. |
| 27. Wilder-Smith A, Wei Y, Araújo TVB, VanKerkhove M, Turchi Martelli CM, Turchi MD, et al. Understanding the relation between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and adverse fetal, infant and child outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of longitudinal studies of pregnant women and their infants and children. BMJ Open. 18 June 2019;9(6):e026092. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026092 |
| 28. Moreira MCN, Nascimento M, Mendes CHF, Pinto M, Valongueiro S, Moreira MEL, Lyra TM, Kuper H; SEIZ Research Group. Emergency and permanence of the Zika virus epidemic: an agenda connecting research and policy. Cad Saude Publica. 2018;34(8):e00075718. |
| 29. Kuper H, Lyra TM, Moreira, MEL, Albuquerque MSV, Araujo, TVB, Fernandes, S, Jofre-Bonet, M, Larson, H, de Melo, APL, do Nascimento, MAF, Penn-Kekana, L, Pimentel, C, Pinto, M, Simas, C, Valongueiro, S. Social and economic impacts of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil: Study protocol and rationale for a mixed-methods study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] Wellcome Open Research. 2019;3:127 |