Outcomes for 2 Children after Peripartum Acquisition of Zika Virus Infection, French Polynesia, 2013-2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Aug;23(8):1421-1423. doi: 10.3201/eid2308.170198. Epub 2017 Aug 15.

Abstract

Congenital Zika virus infection is associated with severe brain anomalies and impaired function. To determine outcomes, we followed 2 affected children for ≈30 months. For 1 who was symptomatic at birth, transient hepatitis developed. However, neurodevelopment for both children was age appropriate.

Keywords: French Polynesia; Reunion; Tahiti; Zika virus; neonatal hepatitis; outcomes; peripartum infection; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Polynesia / epidemiology
  • Postpartum Period*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / pathology*