| Literature DB >> 28398562 |
Bobby Brooke Herrera1, Charlotte A Chang1, Donald J Hamel1, Souleymane Mboup2,3, Daouda Ndiaye2, Godwin Imade4, Jonathan Okpokwu4, Oche Agbaji4, Amy K Bei1,2, Phyllis J Kanki1.
Abstract
First identified in 1947 in Uganda, Zika virus (ZIKV) has remained largely unstudied until the recent outbreak in Latin America. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of ZIKV in febrile patients in Senegal and Nigeria in samples collected from 1992 to 2016. The seroprevalence of ZIKV was 6.2% based on ZIKV immunoglobulin M and negative for dengue reactivity. ZIKV envelope was amplified from 4 samples. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the ZIKVs belonged to the African lineage, grouping with either the Nigerian or MR766 sublineages. This study provides evidence that ZIKV has been silently circulating in West Africa for 2 decades.Entities:
Keywords: Africa.; HIV; Malaria; Nigeria; Senegal; Seroprevalence; Zika virus
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28398562 PMCID: PMC5853591 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix182
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226