Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016
We analyzed blood samples from infants born with microcephaly and their mothers in Guinea-Bissau in 2016 for pathogens associated with birth defects. No Zika virus RNA was detected, but Zika virus IgG was highly prevalent. We recommend implementing pathogen screening of infants with congenital defec...
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| author | Maiken Worsøe Rosenstierne Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer Fernanda Bruzadelli Asson Có Placido Cardoso Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen Johan Michiels Leo Heyndrickx Kevin K. Ariën Thea Kølsen Fischer Anders Fomsgaard |
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| description | We analyzed blood samples from infants born with microcephaly and their mothers in Guinea-Bissau in 2016 for pathogens associated with birth defects. No Zika virus RNA was detected, but Zika virus IgG was highly prevalent. We recommend implementing pathogen screening of infants with congenital defects in Guinea-Bissau. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3dd0bc97442c4d019a57663132ab0a602022-12-22T03:15:26ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-05-0124594895010.3201/eid2405.180153Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016Maiken Worsøe RosenstierneFrederik Schaltz-BuchholzerFernanda BruzadelliAsson CóPlacido CardosoCharlotte Sværke JørgensenJohan MichielsLeo HeyndrickxKevin K. AriënThea Kølsen FischerAnders FomsgaardWe analyzed blood samples from infants born with microcephaly and their mothers in Guinea-Bissau in 2016 for pathogens associated with birth defects. No Zika virus RNA was detected, but Zika virus IgG was highly prevalent. We recommend implementing pathogen screening of infants with congenital defects in Guinea-Bissau.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/18-0153_articleZika virusTORCHmicrocephalycongenital CMVvirusesvector-borne infections |
| spellingShingle | Maiken Worsøe Rosenstierne Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer Fernanda Bruzadelli Asson Có Placido Cardoso Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen Johan Michiels Leo Heyndrickx Kevin K. Ariën Thea Kølsen Fischer Anders Fomsgaard Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016 Emerging Infectious Diseases Zika virus TORCH microcephaly congenital CMV viruses vector-borne infections |
| title | Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016 |
| title_full | Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016 |
| title_short | Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016 |
| title_sort | zika virus igg in infants with microcephaly guinea bissau 2016 |
| topic | Zika virus TORCH microcephaly congenital CMV viruses vector-borne infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/18-0153_article |
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