Neurodevelopment of children exposed and unexposed to Zika virus in pregnancy

A cross-sectional analysis

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ID24032187
AuthorsJosé Augusto De Britto (0000-0002-8496-3845, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Maria Da Conceição Borges Lopes (0000-0001-7073-9220, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Brasil), Saint Clair Gomes Júnior (0000-0002-1554-943X, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Roozeméria Pereira Costa (0000-0002-4734-1588, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Brasil), Yasmin Notarbartolo di Villarosa do Amaral (0000-0001-8159-0564, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Brasil), Paloma Glauca Brandão (0009-0004-3726-5077, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Brasil), Patricia Brasil (0000-0001-9555-7976, Instituto Evandro Chagas), Amber I Raja (0009-0008-3735-4191, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Elizabeth B Brickley (0000-0003-0280-2288, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Karin Nielsen‐Saines (0000-0002-1742-5211, University of California System), Maria Elizabeth Lopes Moreira (0000-0002-2034-0294, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Year2026
Volume31
Issue8
Publication date2026-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232026318.07652026
OpenAlexW7203629966
SciELOS1413-81232026000801811
LanguageEN
References cited15

This article aims to assess the neurodevelopment of children with and without in utero Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure, in the absence of microcephaly at birth, and to explore social and biological factors associated with develop- mental outcomes. Cross-sectional analysis of 172 children (94 ZIKV-exposed, 78 unexposed), aged 11-39 months, were evaluated using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development. . Outcomes were classified as delayed (

Bayley Scales of Infant Development · Child development · Cognition · In utero · Microcephaly · Motor activity · Toddler · Zika virus · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Virology and Viral Diseases

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