Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 25, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 814-816

Seroprevalence of zika and dengue virus antibodies among migrant workers, taiwan, 2017 (Article) (Open Access)

Perng G.C. , Ho T.-C. , Shih H.-I. , Lee C.-H. , Huang P.-W. , Chung C.-H. , Ko N.-Y. , Ko W.-C. , Chien Y.-W.*
  • a Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
  • b National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
  • c National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
  • d National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
  • e National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
  • f Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
  • g National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
  • h National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
  • i National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

Abstract

A serosurvey of 600 workers newly arrived in Taiwan from 4 Southeast Asia countries showed that 18 (3%) were positive for Zika virus IgM; 6 (1%) fulfilled the World Health Organization criteria for laboratory-confirmed recent Zika virus infection. The incidence of Zika virus infection in Southeast Asia might be underestimated. © 2019, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.

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medical examination antibody titer human viral plaque assay Dengue virus 2 cross reaction Zika virus disease assessment virus neutralization Zika fever Taiwan virus isolation dengue disease surveillance migrant worker Young Adult male female risk factor enzyme linked immunosorbent assay Article major clinical study immunoglobulin M antibody adult immunoglobulin G antibody virus load immunoglobulin M serotype virus transmission seroprevalence disease burden immunoglobulin G neutralizing antibody virus antibody
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063293448&doi=10.3201%2feid2504.181449&partnerID=40&md5=8b0374026aaf4a1a5f538197c163708f
DOI: 10.3201/eid2504.181449
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English