Zika Virus Testing and Outcomes during Pregnancy, Florida, USA, 2016

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shiu, Colette ; Starker, Rebecca ; Kwal, Jaclyn ; Bartlett, Michelle ; Crane, Anise ; Greissman, Samantha ; Gunaratne, Naiomi ; Lardy, Meghan ; Picon, Michelle ; Rodriguez, Patricia ; Gonzalez, Ivan ; Curry, Christine L.
• Description:
  Zika virus infection during pregnancy can lead to congenital Zika syndrome. Implementation of screening programs and interpretation of test results can be particularly challenging during ongoing local mosquito borne transmission. We conducted a retrospective chart review of 2,327 pregnant women screened for Zika virus in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, during 2016. Of these, 86 had laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection; we describe 2 infants with probable congenital Zika syndrome. Delays in receipt of laboratory test results (median 42 days) occurred during the first month of local transmission. Odds of screening positive for Zika virus were higher for women without health insurance or who did not speak English. Our findings indicate the increase in screening for Zika virus can overwhelm hospital and public health systems, resulting in delayed receipt of results of screening and confirmatory tests and the potential to miss cases or delay diagnoses.
• Subjects:
  Adult Congenital Abnormalities Female Humans Infant, Newborn Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Synopsis Young Adult Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(1):1-8.
• Pubmed ID:
  29260671
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5749464
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0bcb6fcff35e5904683ff18b1366259604a430faccef2c199354c6ba08b2f382
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50949/cdc_50949_DS1.pdf
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