Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya

Acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has not been confirmed in Kenya. In 2018, we used specimens collected in a 2013 dengue serosurvey study in Mombasa to test for ZIKV IgM. We confirmed specific ZIKV IgM positivity in 5 persons. These results suggest recent ZIKV transmission in the coastal region of K...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Odhiambo, Dennis, Makio, Albina, Alando, Moshe, Ochieng, Melvin, Omballa, Victor, Munyua, Peninah, Bigogo, Godfrey, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Widdowson, Marc-Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32568041
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.191363
_version_ 1783551783584399360
author Hunsperger, Elizabeth
Odhiambo, Dennis
Makio, Albina
Alando, Moshe
Ochieng, Melvin
Omballa, Victor
Munyua, Peninah
Bigogo, Godfrey
Njenga, M. Kariuki
Widdowson, Marc-Alain
author_facet Hunsperger, Elizabeth
Odhiambo, Dennis
Makio, Albina
Alando, Moshe
Ochieng, Melvin
Omballa, Victor
Munyua, Peninah
Bigogo, Godfrey
Njenga, M. Kariuki
Widdowson, Marc-Alain
author_sort Hunsperger, Elizabeth
collection PubMed
description Acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has not been confirmed in Kenya. In 2018, we used specimens collected in a 2013 dengue serosurvey study in Mombasa to test for ZIKV IgM. We confirmed specific ZIKV IgM positivity in 5 persons. These results suggest recent ZIKV transmission in the coastal region of Kenya.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7323522
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-73235222020-07-01 Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya Hunsperger, Elizabeth Odhiambo, Dennis Makio, Albina Alando, Moshe Ochieng, Melvin Omballa, Victor Munyua, Peninah Bigogo, Godfrey Njenga, M. Kariuki Widdowson, Marc-Alain Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has not been confirmed in Kenya. In 2018, we used specimens collected in a 2013 dengue serosurvey study in Mombasa to test for ZIKV IgM. We confirmed specific ZIKV IgM positivity in 5 persons. These results suggest recent ZIKV transmission in the coastal region of Kenya. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7323522/ /pubmed/32568041 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.191363 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Hunsperger, Elizabeth
Odhiambo, Dennis
Makio, Albina
Alando, Moshe
Ochieng, Melvin
Omballa, Victor
Munyua, Peninah
Bigogo, Godfrey
Njenga, M. Kariuki
Widdowson, Marc-Alain
Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya
title Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya
title_full Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya
title_fullStr Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya
title_short Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya
title_sort zika virus detection with 2013 serosurvey, mombasa, kenya
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32568041
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.191363
work_keys_str_mv AT hunspergerelizabeth zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT odhiambodennis zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT makioalbina zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT alandomoshe zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT ochiengmelvin zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT omballavictor zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT munyuapeninah zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT bigogogodfrey zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT njengamkariuki zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya
AT widdowsonmarcalain zikavirusdetectionwith2013serosurveymombasakenya

Ejemplares similares