Could clinical symptoms be a predictor of complications in Zika virus infection? - Authors' reply

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¹ Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Center of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Integrative Biology, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA3012, Paris, France. Electronic address: simon.cauchemez@pasteur.fr.
² Neonatal Care Department, French Polynesia Hospital Center, Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
³ Department of Pediatric Radiology, Hôpital d'Enfants Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France.
⁴ Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Centre for Global Health, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France.
⁵ Bureau de Veille Sanitaire, Direction de la Santé, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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Simon Cauchemez et al. Lancet. 2016.

. 2016 Jul 23;388(10042):338-339.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31017-0.

¹ Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Center of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Integrative Biology, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA3012, Paris, France. Electronic address: simon.cauchemez@pasteur.fr.
² Neonatal Care Department, French Polynesia Hospital Center, Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
³ Department of Pediatric Radiology, Hôpital d'Enfants Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France.
⁴ Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Centre for Global Health, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France.
⁵ Bureau de Veille Sanitaire, Direction de la Santé, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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Association between Zika virus and microcephaly in French Polynesia, 2013-15: a retrospective study.
Cauchemez S, Besnard M, Bompard P, Dub T, Guillemette-Artur P, Eyrolle-Guignot D, Salje H, Van Kerkhove MD, Abadie V, Garel C, Fontanet A, Mallet HP. Cauchemez S, et al. Lancet. 2016 May 21;387(10033):2125-2132. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00651-6. Epub 2016 Mar 16. Lancet. 2016. PMID: 26993883 Free PMC article.
Could clinical symptoms be a predictor of complications in Zika virus infection?
Freitas ARR, Napimoga MH, Donalisio MR. Freitas ARR, et al. Lancet. 2016 Jul 23;388(10042):338. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31104-7. Lancet. 2016. PMID: 27477156 No abstract available.