Zika virus infection in pregnancy: Establishing a case definition for clinical research on pregnant women with rash in an active transmission setting.

Zika virus infection in pregnancy: Establishing a case definition for clinical research on pregnant women with rash in an active transmission setting.

Defining cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a critical challenge for epidemiological research. Due to ZIKV's overlapping clinical features and potential immunologic cross-reactivity with other flaviviruses and the current lack of an optimal ZIKV-specific diagnostic assay, varying approache...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Elizabeth B Brickley, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araújo, Laura C Rodrigues, Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Priscila Mayrelle da Silva Castanha, Rafael F O França, Rafael Dhália, Ernesto T A Marques, Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group (MERG)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007763

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007763

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