title: Guillain-Barré syndrome and other neurological manifestations possibly related to Zika virus infection in municipalities from Bahia, Brazil, 2015.
abstract: to describe the reported cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and other neurological manifestations with a history of dengue, chikungunya or Zika virus infections, in the Metropolitan Region of Salvador and in the municipality of Feira de Santana, Brazil.
  
  
  
  this is a descriptive study with data of an investigation conducted by the epidemiological surveillance from March to August 2015; to confirm the neurological manifestations, medical diagnosis records were considered, and to prior infection, clinical and laboratory criteria were used.
  
  
  
  138 individuals were investigated, 57 reported infectious process up to 31 days before neurological symptoms - 30 possibly due to Zika, 13 to dengue, 8 to chikungunya and 6 were inconclusive -; GBS was the most frequent neurological condition (n=46), with predominance of male sex (n=32) and the median age was 44.
  
  
  
  most cases reported a clinical picture consistent with acute Zika virus disease, which preceded the occurrence of neurological symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Programa de Treinamento em Epidemiologia Aplicada aos Serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juliane Maria Alves Siqueira
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Programa de Treinamento em Epidemiologia Aplicada aos Serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Programa Nacional de Controle da Dengue, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Priscila Leal E
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Programa de Treinamento em Epidemiologia Aplicada aos Serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jadher
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Percio
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Programa Nacional de Controle da Dengue, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Giovanini Evelim
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado da Saúde da Bahia, Salvador-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Andréa Helena Argolo
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado da Saúde da Bahia, Salvador-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tânia Maria de Oliveira
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado da Saúde da Bahia, Salvador-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jesângeli de Sousa
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Programa de Treinamento em Epidemiologia Aplicada aos Serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002947:Cities; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*