Title |
First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil
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Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, June 2015
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DOI | 10.1590/0074-02760150192 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Camila Zanluca, Vanessa Campos Andrade de Melo, Ana Luiza Pamplona Mosimann, Glauco Igor Viana Dos Santos, Claudia Nunes Duarte Dos Santos, Kleber Luz |
Abstract |
In the early 2015, several cases of patients presenting symptoms of mild fever, rash, conjunctivitis and arthralgia were reported in the northeastern Brazil. Although all patients lived in a dengue endemic area, molecular and serological diagnosis for dengue resulted negative. Chikungunya virus infection was also discarded. Subsequently, Zika virus (ZIKV) was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction from the sera of eight patients and the result was confirmed by DNA sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the ZIKV identified belongs to the Asian clade. This is the first report of ZIKV infection in Brazil. |
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Brazil | 1 | 5% |
Mexico | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 16 | 80% |
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Scientists | 3 | 15% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
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United States | 5 | <1% |
Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
Colombia | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | <1% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
Costa Rica | 1 | <1% |
Other | 6 | <1% |
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Student > Bachelor | 289 | 17% |
Researcher | 188 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 171 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 113 | 7% |
Other | 304 | 18% |
Unknown | 295 | 18% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 324 | 20% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 241 | 15% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 121 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 65 | 4% |
Other | 242 | 15% |
Unknown | 338 | 20% |