Severe Neurologic Disorders in 2 Fetuses with Zika Virus Infection, Colombia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jun;23(6):982-984. doi: 10.3201/eid2306.161702. Epub 2017 Jun 15.

Abstract

We report the results of pathologic examinations of 2 fetuses from women in Colombia with Zika virus infection during pregnancy that revealed severe central nervous system defects and potential associated abnormalities of the eye, spleen, and placenta. Amniotic fluid and tissues from multiple fetal organs tested positive for Zika virus.

Keywords: Colombia; Zika virus; congenital Zika virus infection; neurologic disorders; pediatric infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Fetus / pathology*
  • Fetus / virology*
  • Humans
  • Neural Tube Defects / pathology*
  • Neural Tube Defects / virology
  • Pregnancy
  • Schizencephaly / pathology*
  • Schizencephaly / virology
  • Young Adult
  • Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis*
  • Zika Virus Infection / pathology
  • Zika Virus Infection / virology