WHO suggested outbreak case definition
Probable case:
Patient who meets the criteria of a suspected case, and has anti-ZIKV IgM antibodies, with negative laboratory results for other flaviviruses.
Confirmed case:
Patient who meets the criteria for a suspected case and has laboratory confirmation of recent ZIKV infection, with presence of:
- ZIKV RNA or ZIKV antigen in serum samples or other specimens (e.g., urine, saliva, tissue, whole blood, or cerebrospinal fluid [CSF)] (Excluding abortion or stillbirth) or
- positive anti-ZIKV IgM antibodies and plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) for ZIKV titers ≥ 10 in the absence of titers for other flaviviruses (The test is done on paired samples of probable cases with positive anti-ZIKV IgM antibodies).
- In cases of death (Excluding abortion or stillbirth) molecular detection of the viral genome in autopsy tissue (fresh or in paraffin) with in situ hybridization tests.
WHO surveillance case definition