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Zika virus vertical transmission in children with confirmed antenatal exposure

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By Zilton Vasconcelos, Myrna C Bonaldo, Sheila M. Pone, Marcos V. Pone
| Nature Verified
Abstract We report Zika virus (ZIKV) vertical transmission in 130 infants born to PCR+ mothers at the time of the Rio de Janeiro epidemic of 2015–2016. Serum and urine collected from birth through the first year of life were tested by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or IgM Zika MAC-ELISA. Four hundred and seven specimens are evaluated; 161 sera tested by PCR and IgM assays, 85 urines by PCR.
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Neurodevelopment of children exposed intra-uterus by Zika virus: A case series

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By Sheila Moura Pone, Zilton Vasconcelos, Pedro Massaroni Peçanha
| PLOS
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Pedro Massaroni Peçanha, Saint Clair Gomes Junior, Sheila Moura Pone, Marcos Vinicius da Silva Pone, Zilton Vasconcelos, Andrea Zin, Renata Hydee Hasue Vilibor, Roozemeria Pereira Costa, Maria Dalva Barbosa Baker Meio, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Patricia Brasil, Elizabeth Brickley, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira Pedro Massaroni Peçanha, Saint Clair Gomes Junior, Sheila Moura Pone, Marcos Vinicius da Silva Pone, Zilton Vasconcelos, Andrea...
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Reply to ‘A critical analysis of neurodevelopmental and neurosensory outcomes after 2 years for children with in utero Zika virus exposure’

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By Karin Nielsen-Saines, Zilton Vasconcelos, Patrícia Brasil, Maria Elisabeth Moreira
| Nature Verified
We would like to thank the members of our Zika research team for their contributions.
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