Evidence of perinatal transmission of zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and February 2014
Autor(es): Besnard M., Lastère S., Teissier A., Cao-Lormeau V.M., Musso D.
Resumo: A Zika virus (ZIKAV) outbreak started in October 2013 in French Polynesia, South Pacific. We describe here the clinical and laboratory features of two mothers and their newborns who had ZIKAV infection as confirmed by ZIKAV RT-PCR performed on serum collected within four days post-delivery in date. The infants' infection most probably occurred by transplacental transmission or during delivery. Attention should be paid to ZIKAV-infected pregnant women and their newborns, as data on the impact on them are limited.
Palavras-Chave: perinatal infection, virus infection (diagnosis, epidemiology), virus transmission, zika virus infection (diagnosis, epidemiology)
Imprenta: Eurosurveillance, v. 19, n. 13, apr. 2014
Descritores: Zika virus - Cell ; Zika virus - Flaviviridae ; Zika virus - RNA ; Zika virus - Clinical examination ; Zika virus - PCR detection ; Zika virus - Real Time PCR ; Zika virus - RNA virus ; Zika virus - RT-PCR ; Zika virus - Transmission ; Zika virus - Epidemic ; Zika virus - Epidemiology ; Zika virus - Zika fever
Data de publicação: 2014
