Zika Virus IgG in Infants with Microcephaly, Guinea-Bissau, 2016

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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
TORCH
microcephaly
congenital CMV
viruses
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/18-0153_article

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