Guillain-Barre syndrome during an outbreak of Zika virus in Bangladesh: A case-control study

摘要

Purpose: Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is currently causing a large outbreak in the Americas. Until 2013, ZIKV infection was associated with only mild disease. Since an increasing number of severe neurological complications have been associated with ZIKV e.g. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and congenital malformations, the World Health Organization has declared the cluster of microencephaly and other neurological disorders a global health emergency in February 2016.