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Zika Virus: Diagnostics for an Emerging Pandemic Threat

Year: 2016

Type: review

Abstract: Zika virus (ZIKV) is anAedesmosquito-borne flavivirus that emerged in Brazil in 2015 and then rapidly spread throughout the tropical and subtropical Americas. Based on clinical criteria alone, ZIKV cannot be reliably distinguished from infections with other pathogens that cause an undifferentiated systemic febrile illness, including infections with two common arboviruses, dengue virus and chikungunya virus. This minireview details the methods that are available to diagnose ZIKV infection.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00279-16

Authors: Jesse J. Waggoner, Benjamin A. Pinsky

Institutions: Stanford Medicine, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases