Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)

Due to the increase in cases of microcephaly caused by Zika virus in Brazil, the Ministry of Health of Argentina recommends increasing surveillance of this malformation. In order to deepen the knowledge of the epidemiological behavior of microcephaly in the country, infant mortality by microcephaly...

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Autores principales: Dipierri, José Edgardo, Bronberg, Rubén Adrian
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional Cba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/15786
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topic infant mortality
microcephaly
Argentina
mortalidad infantil
microcefalia
Argentina
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microcephaly
Argentina
mortalidad infantil
microcefalia
Argentina
Dipierri, José Edgardo
Bronberg, Rubén Adrian
Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)
topic_facet infant mortality
microcephaly
Argentina
mortalidad infantil
microcefalia
Argentina
author Dipierri, José Edgardo
Bronberg, Rubén Adrian
author_facet Dipierri, José Edgardo
Bronberg, Rubén Adrian
author_sort Dipierri, José Edgardo
title Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)
title_short Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)
title_full Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)
title_fullStr Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)
title_full_unstemmed Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)
title_sort spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)
description Due to the increase in cases of microcephaly caused by Zika virus in Brazil, the Ministry of Health of Argentina recommends increasing surveillance of this malformation. In order to deepen the knowledge of the epidemiological behavior of microcephaly in the country, infant mortality by microcephaly is analyzed between 1998 and 2012. The data come from the Direction of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS). The infant mortality rate by microcephaly (IMR-M) was calculated by provinces and regions and a clustering analysis was performed at the departmental level. The highest rates were observed in the regions and provinces of the north of the country. The spatial distribution of IMR-M is related to the prevalence of microcephaly in newborns. This distribution is related to the greater poverty and consanguinity of the north of Argentina, synergic factors predisposing to the occurrence of congenital malformations in general and microcephaly in particular.
publisher Universidad Nacional Cba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
publishDate 2017
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/15786
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