Zika Virus Persistence and Higher Viral Loads in Cutaneous Capillaries Than in Venous Blood

Zika Virus Persistence and Higher Viral Loads in Cutaneous Capillaries Than in Venous Blood

We collected venous and capillary serum samples from 21 Zika virus‒infected patients on multiple days after symptom onset and found RNA load was higher and median duration of virus detection significantly longer in capillary than in venous blood. These findings raise questions about the role of the...

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Main Authors: Séverine Matheus, Franck de Laval, David Moua, Christophe N’Guyen, Enguerrane Martinez, Dominique Rousset, Sébastien Briolant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
venous samples
capillary blood samples
persistence
Zika
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-0337_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-0337_article

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