Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil.
Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus associated with microcephaly and other fetal anormalities. However, evidence of asymptomatic ZIKV infection in pregnant women is still scarce. This study investigated the prevalence of Zika infection in asymptomatic pregnant women attending two public mat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:61392a71c248492984291cda516ad95e 2023-05-15T15:11:44+02:00 Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil. Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco Patrícia Brasil Josélio Maria Galvão Araújo Flávia Oliveira Cardoso Zulmira Silva Batista Valéria Maria Souza Leitão Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva Lailson Oliveira de Castro Joanna Gardel Valverde Selma Maria Bezerra Jeronimo Josélia Alencar Lima Raimunda Ribeiro da Silva Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009412 https://doaj.org/article/61392a71c248492984291cda516ad95e EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009412 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009412 https://doaj.org/article/61392a71c248492984291cda516ad95e PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 6, p e0009412 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009412 2022-12-31T10:33:08Z Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus associated with microcephaly and other fetal anormalities. However, evidence of asymptomatic ZIKV infection in pregnant women is still scarce. This study investigated the prevalence of Zika infection in asymptomatic pregnant women attending two public maternities in Maranhão state, Northeast Brazil. Methods A total of 196 women were recruited at the time of delivery by convenience sampling from two maternity clinics in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, between April 2017 and June 2018. Venous blood, umbilical cord blood and placental fragments from maternal and fetal sides were collected from each subject. ZIKV infection was determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) for ZIKV and by serology (IgM and IgG). Nonspecific laboratory profiles (TORCH screen) were obtained from medical records. Results The participants were mostly from São Luís and were of 19-35 years of age. They had 10-15 years of schooling and they were of mixed race, married, and Catholic. ZIKV was identified in three umbilical cord samples and in nine placental fragments. Mothers with positive ZIKV RT-qPCR were in the age group older than 19 years. Of the 196 women tested by ZIKV rapid test, 6 and 117 women were positive for anti-ZIKV IgM and anti-ZIKV IgG antibodies, respectively. Placental Immunohistochemistry study detected ZIKV in all samples positive by RT-PCR. The newborns did not show any morphological and/or psychomotor abnormalities at birth. Conclusions Asymptomatic ZIKV infection is frequent, but it was not associated to morphological and/or psychomotor abnormalities in the newborns up to 6 months post-birth. Although pathological abnormalities were not observed at birth, we cannot rule out the long term impact of apparent asymptomatic congenital ZIKV infection. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 6 e0009412 |
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Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus associated with microcephaly and other fetal anormalities. However, evidence of asymptomatic ZIKV infection in pregnant women is still scarce. This study investigated the prevalence of Zika infection in asymptomatic pregnant women attending two public maternities in Maranhão state, Northeast Brazil. Methods A total of 196 women were recruited at the time of delivery by convenience sampling from two maternity clinics in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, between April 2017 and June 2018. Venous blood, umbilical cord blood and placental fragments from maternal and fetal sides were collected from each subject. ZIKV infection was determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) for ZIKV and by serology (IgM and IgG). Nonspecific laboratory profiles (TORCH screen) were obtained from medical records. Results The participants were mostly from São Luís and were of 19-35 years of age. They had 10-15 years of schooling and they were of mixed race, married, and Catholic. ZIKV was identified in three umbilical cord samples and in nine placental fragments. Mothers with positive ZIKV RT-qPCR were in the age group older than 19 years. Of the 196 women tested by ZIKV rapid test, 6 and 117 women were positive for anti-ZIKV IgM and anti-ZIKV IgG antibodies, respectively. Placental Immunohistochemistry study detected ZIKV in all samples positive by RT-PCR. The newborns did not show any morphological and/or psychomotor abnormalities at birth. Conclusions Asymptomatic ZIKV infection is frequent, but it was not associated to morphological and/or psychomotor abnormalities in the newborns up to 6 months post-birth. Although pathological abnormalities were not observed at birth, we cannot rule out the long term impact of apparent asymptomatic congenital ZIKV infection. |
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Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco Patrícia Brasil Josélio Maria Galvão Araújo Flávia Oliveira Cardoso Zulmira Silva Batista Valéria Maria Souza Leitão Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva Lailson Oliveira de Castro Joanna Gardel Valverde Selma Maria Bezerra Jeronimo Josélia Alencar Lima Raimunda Ribeiro da Silva Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento |
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Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco Patrícia Brasil Josélio Maria Galvão Araújo Flávia Oliveira Cardoso Zulmira Silva Batista Valéria Maria Souza Leitão Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva Lailson Oliveira de Castro Joanna Gardel Valverde Selma Maria Bezerra Jeronimo Josélia Alencar Lima Raimunda Ribeiro da Silva Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento |
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Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil. |
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Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil. |
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Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil. |
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Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil. |
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Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil. |
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evidence of zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in northeast, brazil. |
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