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Provedor de dados: | 42
País: | Brazil
Título: | Seroprevalence of Zika virus among blood donors before the epidemic in Barranquilla, Colombia, 2015-2016.
Autores: | BAYONA-PACHECO,BRAYAN; ACOSTA-REYES,JORGE; NAVARRO,EDGAR; SAN-JUAN,HOMERO; BULA,JOHAN; BAQUERO,HERNANDO.
Data: | 2019-01-01
Ano: | 2019
Palavras-chave: | Zika virus; Seroprevalence; Pre-epidemic dates; Pregnant women.
Resumo: | Abstract: The first cases of Zika virus infection in Colombia were reported and confirmed in October 2015. The objective of the study was estimate the seroprevalence of ZIKV infection during the pre-epidemic phase in Barranquilla, Colombia, and demonstrate the presence of virus before the Colombian Ministry of Health confirmed the first case. We conducted a descriptive study of the seroprevalence of Zika virus in 390 samples obtained from a blood bank located in Barranquilla, Colombia - a city endemic for dengue, and with a recent history of a Chikungunya disease epidemic. The serum pools were tested using Euroimmun ZIKV ELISA kit. Seroprevalence of Zika virus IgG were: May 2015: 0%, June and July 2015: 2.62% (95% CI = 0.28-12.13) and August 2015: 5.35% (95% CI = 1.74-16.74). This brings to our attention the need for extending the surveillance period of this virus in order to adequately assess its teratogenic effects.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000500618
Editor: | Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Relação: | 10.1590/0001-3765201920180860
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências  v.91 n.3 2019
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess