Zika Virus: Diagnostics for an Emerging Pandemic Threat

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an Aedes mosquito-borne flavivirus that emerged in Brazil in 2015 and then rapidly spread throughout the tropical and subtropical Americas. Based on clinical criteria alone, ZIKV cannot be reliably distinguished from infections with other pathogens that cause an undifferentiated...

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Published inJournal of clinical microbiology Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 860 - 867
Main Authors Waggoner, Jesse J., Pinsky, Benjamin A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for Microbiology 01.04.2016
Subjects
Americas - epidemiology
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - methods
Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods
Humans
Minireviews
Pandemics
Zika Virus - isolation & purification
Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology
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Summary:Zika virus (ZIKV) is an Aedes mosquito-borne flavivirus that emerged in Brazil in 2015 and then rapidly spread throughout the tropical and subtropical Americas. Based on clinical criteria alone, ZIKV cannot be reliably distinguished from infections with other pathogens that cause an undifferentiated systemic febrile illness, including infections with two common arboviruses, dengue virus and chikungunya virus. This minireview details the methods that are available to diagnose ZIKV infection.
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Citation Waggoner JJ, Pinsky BA. 2016. Zika virus: diagnostics for an emerging pandemic threat. J Clin Microbiol 54:860–867. doi:10.1128/JCM.00279-16.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.00279-16