Zika Virus RNA Replication and Persistence in Brain and Placental Tissue

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bhatnagar, Julu ; Rabeneck, Demi B. ; Martines, Roosecelis B. ; Reagan-Steiner, Sarah ; Ermias, Yokabed ; Estetter, Lindsey B.C. ; Suzuki, Tadaki ; Ritter, Jana ; Keating, M. Kelly ; Hale, Gillian ; Gary, Joy ; Muehlenbachs, Atis ; Lambert, Amy ; Lanciotti, Robert ; Oduyebo, Titilope ; Meaney-Delman, Dana ; Bolaños, Fernando ; Saad, Edgar Alberto Parra ; Shieh, Wun-Ju ; Zaki, Sherif R.
• Description:
  Zika virus is causally linked with congenital microcephaly and may be associated with pregnancy loss. However, the mechanisms of Zika virus intrauterine transmission and replication and its tropism and persistence in tissues are poorly understood. We tested tissues from 52 case-patients: 8 infants with microcephaly who died and 44 women suspected of being infected with Zika virus during pregnancy. By reverse transcription PCR, tissues from 32 (62%) case-patients (brains from 8 infants with microcephaly and placental/fetal tissues from 24 women) were positive for Zika virus. In situ hybridization localized replicative Zika virus RNA in brains of 7 infants and in placentas of 9 women who had pregnancy losses during the first or second trimester. These findings demonstrate that Zika virus replicates and persists in fetal brains and placentas, providing direct evidence of its association with microcephaly. Tissue-based reverse transcription PCR extends the time frame of Zika virus detection in congenital and pregnancy-associated infections.
• Subjects:
  Brain Formalin-Fixed In-Situ Hybridization Paraffin-Embedded Tissues Placenta Replication Research Rt-Pcr Vector-Borne Infections Viruses Zika Virus Zika Virus Rna Replication And Persistence In Brain And Placental Tissue

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):405-414.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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