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...
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) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007763 |
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