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Impact of the 2016 Ecuador earthquake on Zika virus cases

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  • Vasquez, D.
  • Palacio, A.
  • Nuñez, J.
  • Briones, W.
  • Beier, J.C.
  • Pareja, D.C.
  • Tamariz, L.

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Objectives. To evaluate the impact of the April 2016 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador on the incidence of Zika virus (ZIKV) cases. Methods. We used the national public health surveillance system for reportable transmissible conditions and included suspected and laboratory-confirmed ZIKV cases. Wecompared the number of cases before and after the earthquake in areas closer to and farther from the epicenter. Results. From January to July 2016, 2234 patients suspected of having ZIKV infection were reported in both affected and control areas. A total of 1110 patients had a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay, and 159 were positive for ZIKV. The cumulative incidence of ZIKV in the affected area was 11.1 per 100 000 after the earthquake. The odds ratio of having ZIKV infection in those living in the affected area was 8.0 (95% CI = 4.4, 14.6; P

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  • Vasquez, D. & Palacio, A. & Nuñez, J. & Briones, W. & Beier, J.C. & Pareja, D.C. & Tamariz, L., 2017. "Impact of the 2016 Ecuador earthquake on Zika virus cases," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 107(7), pages 1137-1142.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.303769_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303769
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    1. Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra & Anita Hargrave & Avriel Diaz & Aileen Kenneson & David Madden & Moory M. Romero & Juan Pablo Molina & David Macias Saltos, 2017. "Psychological Distress and Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya Symptoms Following the 2016 Earthquake in Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-16, December.

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