Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco (Author), Patrícia Brasil (Author), Josélio Maria Galvão Araújo (Author), Flávia Oliveira Cardoso (Author), Zulmira Silva Batista (Author), Valéria Maria Souza Leitão (Author), Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva (Author), Lailson Oliveira de Castro (Author), Joanna Gardel Valverde (Author), Selma Maria Bezerra Jeronimo (Author), Josélia Alencar Lima (Author), Raimunda Ribeiro da Silva (Author), Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa (Author), Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito (Author), Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier (Author), Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus associated with microcephaly and other fetal anormalities. However, evidence of asymptomatic ZIKV infection in pregnant women is still scarce. This study investigated the prevalence of Zika infection in asymptomatic pregnant women atte...