PARTNER N°

 

NAME OF INSTITUTION

SOSECALI

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TEAM

 

 SOSECALI Ltda. Is a private institution, that is focusing its work on infectious and tropical diseases, we are making alliance with private centers for enrolling pregnant women and the National Institute for Public Health Research (INSPI) where the test will be done, the last will be in charge of Dr. Eduardo Jurado who is the leader of the genomic and proteomic laboratory.

 

KEY CONTACT PERSON(S)

Key scientific contact person 1 (Team leader)

Name

Carmen Soria Segarra

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Position in the Institution

Epidemology/infectious Diseases Specialist

Email address

carmita.soria@gmail.com

Phone number

 

Mobile phone number

+593997417005

Postal address

Ciudadela Portofino Mz 210 Villa 18. Guayaquil-Ecuador

 

Role in the Consortium

WP:WP1

Task:Pregnant Women Cohort

Sub-task:

Role: 

The aim will be to provide estimates of the absolute and relative risks of congenital malformations and other adverse outcomes of pregnancy among women who become infected with AIKV during pregancy compared to unifectad pregnant women, also leading to further validation of the Zika Congenital Syndrome.

We will enroll pregnant women from different institutions and cities in Ecuador where the outbreak of ZIKA is expected to start , I will get the informed consent and be in charge of the transport of the blood samples or other we need.