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ZIKA Virus infection in pregnant women in French Guiana: More precarious-more at risk.

Edouard HalletClaude FlamandDominique RoussetTimothée BonifayCamille FritzellSéverine MatheusMaryvonne DueymesBalthazar NtabMathieu Nacher
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
These results illustrate that in French Guiana ZIKV transmission disproportionately affected the socially vulnerable pregnant women, presumably because of poorer housing conditions, and lack of vector control measures in poor neighborhoods.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • zika virus
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • mental illness