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Asymptomatic Prenatal Zika Virus Infection and Congenital Zika Syndrome

Published:2018-04-01 Issue:4 Volume:5 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Paixao Enny S¹^ORCID,Leong Wei-Yee²,Rodrigues Laura C¹,Wilder-Smith Annelies¹²³

Affiliation:

1. Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

2. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore

3. Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden

Abstract

Abstract To investigate to what extent asymptomatic vs symptomatic prenatal Zika virus infections contribute to birth defects, we identified 3 prospective and 8 retrospective studies. The ratio varied greatly in the retrospective studies, most likely due to recruitment and recall bias. The prospective studies revealed a ratio of 1:1 for asymptomatic vs symptomatic maternal Zika infections resulting in adverse fetal outcomes.

Funder

European Union

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/5/4/ofy073/33591418/ofy073.pdf

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