Zika virus infection among U.S. pregnant travelers - August 2015-February 2016
Autor(es): Meaney-Delman, Dana; Hills, Susan L.; Williams, Charnetta; Galang, Romeo R.; Iyengar, Preetha; Hennenfent, Andrew K.; Rabe, Ingrid B.; Panella, Amanda; Oduyebo, Titilope; Honein, Margaret A.; Zaki, Sherif; Lindsey, Nicole; Lehman, Jennifer A.; Kwit, Natalie; Bertolli, Jeanne; Ellington, Sascha; Igbinosa, Irogue; Minta, Anna A.; Petersen, Emily E.; Mead, Paul; Rasmussen, Sonja A.; Jamieson, Denise J.
Resumo: What is already known about this topic? Because of the risk for Zika virus infection and its possible association with adverse pregnancy outcomes, CDC issued a travel alert on January 15, 2016, advising pregnant women to consider postponing travel to areas with ongoing local transmission of Zika virus. CDC also released guidelines for Zika virus testing for pregnant women with a history of travel while pregnant to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. What is added by this report? This report provides preliminary information on testing for Zika virus infection of U.S. pregnant women who had traveled to areas with Zika virus transmission. As of February 17, 2016, nine U.S. pregnant travelers with Zika virus infection had been identified. No Zika virusrelated hospitalizations or deaths were reported among pregnant women. Pregnancy outcomes included two early pregnancy losses, two elective terminations, and three live births (two apparently healthy infants and one infant with severe microcephaly); two pregnancies (18 weeks and 34 weeks gestation) are continuing without known complications. What are the implications for public health practice? In this small case series, Zika virus infection during pregnancy was associated with a range of outcomes, including early pregnancy losses, congenital microcephaly, and apparently healthy infants. Additional information will be available in the future from a newly established CDC registry for U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika virus infection and their infants.
Imprenta: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, v. 65, n. 8, p. 211-214, 2016.
Descritores: Zika virus - Microcephaly ; Zika virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2016
