Detection of Zika virus infection among asymptomatic pregnant women in the North of Peru.
BMC Res Notes
; 11(1): 311, 2018 May 18.
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| ID: mdl-29776426
OBJECTIVE: To report an outbreak of ZIKV infection among asymptomatic pregnant women during 2016 in the city of Jaen, Cajamarca. RESULTS: Zika virus RNA was detected in 3.2% (n = 36) of cases by RT-PCR. The mean age of patients positive for ZIKV infection was 29.6 years. 7 patients (19.4%) infected with ZIKV were in their first-trimester of gestation, 13 (36.1%) were in their second-trimester, and 16 (44%) were in their third-trimester. All of the infected pregnant women were asymptomatic. ZIKV infection remains a major public health issue that calls for constant epidemiological surveillance. It can cause the congenital Zika virus syndrome in the newborns of infected mothers. The lack of molecular diagnostic methods in isolated localities and the similarity of symptoms to other arboviral infections, lead to an under-diagnosis of this disease in endemic areas.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Surtos de Doenças
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Infecção por Zika virus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Res Notes
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Peru
País de publicação:
Reino Unido