Detection of Zika virus infection among asymptomatic pregnant women in the North of Peru

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...

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Published in:BMC Res Notes
Main Authors: Weilg, Claudia, Troyes, Lucinda, Villegas, Zoila, Silva-Caso, Wilmer, Mazulis, Fernando, Febres, Ammy, Troyes, Mario, Aguilar-Luis, Miguel Angel, del Valle-Mendoza, Juana
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Note
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5960167/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29776426
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3400-z
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