Population-based microcephaly surveillance in the United States, 2009 to 2013: An analysis of potential sources of variation.
Janet D CraganJennifer L IsenburgSamantha E ParkerC J AlversonRobert E MeyerErin B StallingsRussell S KirbyPhilip J LupoJennifer S LiuAmanda SeagrovesMary K EthenSook Ja ChoMaryAnn EvansRebecca F LibermanJane FornoffMarilyn L BrowneRachel E RutkowskiAmy E NanceMarlene AnderkaDeborah J FoxAmy SteeleGlenn CopelandPaul A RomittiCara T Mainull nullPublished in: Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology (2017)
Differences in methods, population distribution of maternal/infant characteristics, and case definitions for microcephaly can contribute to the wide range of observed prevalence estimates across individual birth defects surveillance programs. Addressing these factors in the setting of Zika virus infection can improve the quality of prevalence estimates. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 106:972-982, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.