Long-Term Viruria in Zika Virus-Infected Pregnant Women, Brazil, 2016

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;23(11):1891-1893. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170078.

Abstract

During the 2016 Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, we detected Zika virus RNA in urine samples collected from Zika virus-positive pregnant women during different stages of pregnancy. Women had positive and negative intervals of viruria; 3 newborns had adverse outcomes. Further research is needed to clarify the relationship between viruria and outcomes for newborns.

Keywords: Brazil; Zika; Zika virus; flavivirus; newborns; outcomes in newborns; pregnancy; pregnant women; urine; vector-borne infections; viruria; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Urine / virology
  • Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / virology