Case Series of Laboratory-Associated Zika Virus Disease, United States, 2016–2019

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hills, Susan L. ; Morrison, Andrea ; Stuck, Shawna ; Sandhu, Kayleigh ; Mason, Krystal L. ; Stanek, Danielle ; Gabel, Julie ; Osborne, Matthew A. ; Schroeder, Betsy A. ; Rico, Edhelene ; Drenzek, Cherie L. ; Gallagher, Glen R. ; Fiddner, Jennifer ; Heberlein-Larson, Lea A. ; Brown, Catherine M. ; Fischer, Marc
• Description:
  Zika virus diagnostic testing and laboratory research increased considerably when Zika virus began spreading through the Americas in 2015, increasing the risk for potential Zika virus exposure of laboratory workers and biomedical researchers. We report 4 cases of laboratory-associated Zika virus disease in the United States during 2016-2019. Of these, 2 were associated with needlestick injuries; for the other 2 cases, the route of transmission was undetermined. In laboratories in which work with Zika virus is performed, good laboratory biosafety practices must be implemented and practiced to reduce the risk for infection among laboratory personnel.
• Subjects:
  Humans Laboratories Research Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(5):1296-1300
• Pubmed ID:
  33900178
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8084508
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Americas ; United States
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2f7291884307a530eedf399cc2a43ea205d47f4faf1a1040eaf5af21122f3def
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106009/cdc_106009_DS1.pdf
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