Isolation of Infective Zika Virus from Urine and Saliva of Patients in Brazil.

BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emergent threat provoking a worldwide explosive outbreak. Since January 2015, 41 countries reported autochthonous cases. In Brazil, an increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly cases was linked to ZIKV infections. A recent report describing low experimen...

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Main Authors: Myrna C Bonaldo, Ieda P Ribeiro, Noemia S Lima, Alexandre A C Dos Santos, Lidiane S R Menezes, Stephanie O D da Cruz, Iasmim S de Mello, Nathália D Furtado, Elaine E de Moura, Luana Damasceno, Kely A B da Silva, Marcia G de Castro, Alexandra L Gerber, Luiz G P de Almeida, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Ana Tereza R Vasconcelos, Patrícia Brasil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4920388?pdf=render