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Here?s the Other Zika Problem Experts Are Worried About
Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin 12:25 PM ET
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Sejvar and a small team of CDC workers recently enrolled in their trial more than 40 people with GBS in the Bahia state of Brazil, as well as 80 control subjects who live in the same area and likely have similar levels of exposure to the Zika virus but did not develop GBS. The researchers used a list of people provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Bahia state. The goal is to determine if having Zika increases the odds of getting GBS.
The findings are still preliminary, but so far, Sejvar said researchers have observed an interesting pattern. Typically, the incidence of GBS increases with age. While the disorder is rare on its own, it?s especially rare among people in their 20?s and 30?s and is more common among people in their 60?s and 70?s. But what experts are seeing is unusual. ?One thing that has struck us is the cases have tended to be disproportionally young and relatively healthy,? Sejvar said. ?We are seeing quite a few 20, 30, 40 year olds who are otherwise healthy.?
In addition, the cases appear particularly severe. ?Over time people often get better, but one thing that we have noticed is that even among otherwise healthy people, six months later they are still having neurological problems,? Sejvar said. ?Some can?t go to work or need help with daily activities. That?s something we found peculiar.?
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http://time.com/4209612/zika-guillain-barre-syndrome-cdc/
Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin 12:25 PM ET
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Sejvar and a small team of CDC workers recently enrolled in their trial more than 40 people with GBS in the Bahia state of Brazil, as well as 80 control subjects who live in the same area and likely have similar levels of exposure to the Zika virus but did not develop GBS. The researchers used a list of people provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Bahia state. The goal is to determine if having Zika increases the odds of getting GBS.
The findings are still preliminary, but so far, Sejvar said researchers have observed an interesting pattern. Typically, the incidence of GBS increases with age. While the disorder is rare on its own, it?s especially rare among people in their 20?s and 30?s and is more common among people in their 60?s and 70?s. But what experts are seeing is unusual. ?One thing that has struck us is the cases have tended to be disproportionally young and relatively healthy,? Sejvar said. ?We are seeing quite a few 20, 30, 40 year olds who are otherwise healthy.?
In addition, the cases appear particularly severe. ?Over time people often get better, but one thing that we have noticed is that even among otherwise healthy people, six months later they are still having neurological problems,? Sejvar said. ?Some can?t go to work or need help with daily activities. That?s something we found peculiar.?
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http://time.com/4209612/zika-guillain-barre-syndrome-cdc/