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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Autores principales: Rosenstierne, Maiken Worsøe, Schaltz-Buchholzer, Frederik, Bruzadelli, Fernanda, Có, Asson, Cardoso, Placido, Jørgensen, Charlotte Sværke, Michiels, Johan, Heyndrickx, Leo, Ariën, Kevin K., Fischer, Thea Kølsen, Fomsgaard, Anders
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29664391
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.180153
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Sumario: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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