Zika Virus: Diagnostics for an Emerging Pandemic Threat

• Published in: Journal of clinical microbiology Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 860 - 867
• Main Authors: Waggoner, Jesse J., Pinsky, Benjamin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...