Open AccessPrevalence of Zika, dengue and Chikungunya virus infection in pregnant women and surveillance of congenital Zika infection in Salvador, Brazil
Author(s) -
João Vitor Oliveira,
Alan Oliveira Duarte,
Carolina Cardoso dos Santos,
Luisa Regina Pessôa,
Cláudio Magalhães Filho,
J.W. Marangon Lima,
Danilo S. Carvalho,
T. Xavier,
Eduardo Figueiredo,
Marta Giovanetti,
Breno Lima de Almeida,
João Goês,
F. Lima,
Luíz Carlos Júnior Alcântara,
Isadora Cristina de Siqueira
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.3826
Subject(s) - zika virus , chikungunya , dengue fever , medicine , microcephaly , pediatrics , obstetrics , pregnancy , outbreak , umbilical cord , gestational age , virology , virus , immunology , biology , genetics
Background: An unprecedented outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) occurred in Brazil in 2015. Approximately 18,372 cases were notified in the city of Salvador, located in the state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil. Methods & Materials: Beginning in February 2016, active hospital surveillance for congenital Zika virus infection and a crosssectional study at a reference maternity hospital were initiated to evaluate the prevalence of recent and previous infections by ZIKV, Dengue and Chikungunya virus in pregnant women as well as congenital infection by ZIKV in newborns.
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