Abstract
We tested 210 dengue virus‒negative samples collected from febrile patients during a dengue virus type 4 outbreak in Rio de Janeiro in April 2013 and found 3 samples positive for Zika virus. Our findings support previously published entomological data suggesting Zika virus was introduced into Brazil during October 2012-May 2013.
Keywords:
Brazil; ZIKV; Zika virus; Zika virus infection; communicable diseases; dengue outbreak; emerging; epidemiological monitoring; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Arthralgia / physiopathology
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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Fever / physiopathology
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Headache / physiopathology
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Humans
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Male
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Myalgia / physiopathology
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Nausea / physiopathology
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RNA, Viral / genetics*
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Zika Virus / genetics*
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Zika Virus / isolation & purification
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Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis
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Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
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Zika Virus Infection / physiopathology
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Zika Virus Infection / virology