High proportion of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with chikungunya in Northeast Brazil

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Brasil Matos, Aline de Moura ; Maia Carvalho, Fernanda Martins ; Malta, Danielle Lima ; Rodrigues, Cleonisio Leite ; Felix, Alvina Clara ; Pannuti, Claudio Sergio ; da Rocha Lima, Amanda Dias ; Alves Esposito, Danilo Lucas ; Barbosa dos Santos, Leonilda Maria ; von Glehn, Felipe ; Baima Colares, Jeova Keny ; Lopes da Fonseca, Benedito Antonio ; Penalva de Oliveira, Augusto Cesar ; Romano, Camila Malta

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION; v. 7, n. 5, p. 4-pg., 2020-09-01.

Abstract

From 2013 to 2015, sanitary authorities reported an increased incidence of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with Zika virus (ZIKV) in French Polynesia, Caribbean, and Brazil.(1-3) After the end of ZIKV epidemics, GBS cases where still above the usual limits in countries where the arrival of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was also a concern.(3) Here, we report the findings from Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF), a neuroinvasive arboviral disease vigilance center in Ceara State, Northeast Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/26431-0 - Multiple sclerosis, clinical study, neuropsychological, immunological, biomarkers and modifying-disease new drugs
• Grantee: Leonilda Maria Barbosa dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 19/03859-9 - Clinical, serological and virological characteristics of Dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) infection in a cohort previously exposed to serotype 1
• Grantee: Camila Malta Romano
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants