Persistent detection of Zika virus RNA from an infant with severe microcephaly – a case report

Persistent detection of Zika virus RNA from an infant with severe microcephaly – a case report

Abstract Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is a recently emerged arbovirus, which infection during pregnancy is associated with a series of congenital malformations, collectively denominated Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). Following infection, ZIKV RNA has a median duration period of 10 days in plasma an...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. A. Brito, Adélia Henriques-Souza, Cynthia R. P. Soares, Priscila M. S. Castanha, Laís C. Machado, Mylena R. Pereira, Mariana C. M. Sobral, Antonio R. Lucena-Araujo, Gabriel L. Wallau, Rafael F. O. Franca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
Neurological disease
Microcephaly
Virus persistence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3313-4

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