Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017
A serosurvey of 600 workers newly arrived in Taiwan from 4 Southeast Asia countries showed that 18 (3%) were positive for Zika virus IgM; 6 (1%) fulfilled the World Health Organization criteria for laboratory-confirmed recent Zika virus infection. The incidence of Zika virus infection in Southeast A...
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| author | Guey Chuen Perng Tzu-Chuan Ho Hsin-I Shih Chia-Hua Lee Pei-Wen Huang Chih-Huan Chung Nai-Ying Ko Wen-Chien Ko Yu-Wen Chien |
| author_facet | Guey Chuen Perng Tzu-Chuan Ho Hsin-I Shih Chia-Hua Lee Pei-Wen Huang Chih-Huan Chung Nai-Ying Ko Wen-Chien Ko Yu-Wen Chien |
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| description | A serosurvey of 600 workers newly arrived in Taiwan from 4 Southeast Asia countries showed that 18 (3%) were positive for Zika virus IgM; 6 (1%) fulfilled the World Health Organization criteria for laboratory-confirmed recent Zika virus infection. The incidence of Zika virus infection in Southeast Asia might be underestimated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f597a57cefda4e06b9d6e0ef39a4d1452022-12-22T01:40:34ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-04-0125481481610.3201/eid2504.181449Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017Guey Chuen PerngTzu-Chuan HoHsin-I ShihChia-Hua LeePei-Wen HuangChih-Huan ChungNai-Ying KoWen-Chien KoYu-Wen ChienA serosurvey of 600 workers newly arrived in Taiwan from 4 Southeast Asia countries showed that 18 (3%) were positive for Zika virus IgM; 6 (1%) fulfilled the World Health Organization criteria for laboratory-confirmed recent Zika virus infection. The incidence of Zika virus infection in Southeast Asia might be underestimated.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1449_articleZika virusdengue virusdengueseroprevalencemigrant workersSoutheast Asia |
| spellingShingle | Guey Chuen Perng Tzu-Chuan Ho Hsin-I Shih Chia-Hua Lee Pei-Wen Huang Chih-Huan Chung Nai-Ying Ko Wen-Chien Ko Yu-Wen Chien Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017 Emerging Infectious Diseases Zika virus dengue virus dengue seroprevalence migrant workers Southeast Asia |
| title | Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017 |
| title_full | Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017 |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017 |
| title_short | Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017 |
| title_sort | seroprevalence of zika and dengue virus antibodies among migrant workers taiwan 2017 |
| topic | Zika virus dengue virus dengue seroprevalence migrant workers Southeast Asia |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1449_article |
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