Seroprevalence of Zika virus among asymptomatic pregnant mothers and their newborns in the Najran region of southwest Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a teratogenic flavivirus that can cause microcephaly. Its main vector, Aedes aegypti, has been previously identified in Saudi Arabia, but no ZIKV infection has yet been reported. Nevertheless, the country is at risk from ZIKV because it receives many travelers throug...

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Autores principales: Alayed, Mohammed S., Qureshi, Mohamed A., Ahmed, Saif, Alqahtani, Ali S., Alqahtani, Awad M., Alshaybari, Khalid, Alshahrani, Majed, Asaad, Ahmed M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6302992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30531174
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.408

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