| long-term kinetics of zika virus rna and antibodies in body fluids of a vasectomized traveller returning from martinique: a case report. | the magnitude of the current zika virus (zikv) epidemic has led to a declaration of a public health emergency of international concern by the who. findings of viable viral particles in semen for several weeks are corroborating reports of sexual transmission of zikv. serious consequences of a positive diagnostic result particularly in the pregnant patient are calling for precise diagnostic tools also at later time points after infection. currently, recommendations suggest a diagnostic period of d ... | 2017 | 28068904 |
| zika virus in asymptomatic blood donors in martinique. | | 2017 | 27827826 |
| [zika virus maculopapular exanthema in traveller returning from martinique to mainland france]. | | 2016 | 27476019 |
| zika emergence in the french territories of america and description of first confirmed cases of zika virus infection on martinique, november 2015 to february 2016. | following of the emergence of zika virus in brazil in 2015, an epidemiological surveillance system was quickly implemented in the french overseas territories of america (fta) according to previous experience with dengue and chikungunya and has detected first cases of zika. general practitioners and medical microbiologists were invited to report all clinically suspected cases of zika, laboratory investigations were systematically conducted (rt-pcr). on 18 december, the first autochthonous case of ... | 2016 | 27447300 |
| the french experience of the threat posed by zika virus. | | 2016 | 27397775 |
| sexual transmission of zika virus in an entirely asymptomatic couple returning from a zika epidemic area, france, april 2016. | the current zika virus outbreak and its potential severe health consequences, especially congenital fetal syndrome, have led to increased concern about sexual transmission, especially in pregnant women and women of reproductive age. here we report a case of zika virus sexual transmission, likely male-to-female, in a totally asymptomatic couple. | 2016 | 27311680 |
| zika virus detection in urine from patients with guillain-barré syndrome on martinique, january 2016. | we report two cases of guillain-barré syndrome who had concomitant zika virus viruria. this viruria persisted for longer than 15 days after symptom onset. the cases occurred on martinique in january 2016, at the beginning of the zika virus outbreak. awareness of this possible neurological complication of zikv infection is needed. | 2016 | 26967758 |
| zika virus infections in three travellers returning from south america and the caribbean respectively, to montpellier, france, december 2015 to january 2016. | we report three unrelated cases of zika virus infection in patients returning from martinique, brazil and colombia respectively, to montpellier, france. they developed symptoms compatible with a mosquito-borne disease, and serological and molecular investigations indicated a recent zika virus infection. considering the recent warning for the likely teratogenicity of zika virus and the presence of competent mosquito vectors in southern france, these cases highlight the need for awareness of physi ... | 2016 | 26898198 |
| viral load kinetics of zika virus in plasma, urine and saliva in a couple returning from martinique, french west indies. | while the rapid spread of zika virus (zikv) in south america has been declared a public health emergency few data are available on the kinetics of the virus load and the specific antibodies in individual patients. this report describes the kinetics of zikv decay in the body compartments and the kinetics of anti zikv igg and igm of two people returning from martinique, french west indies. zikv remained detectable in the plasma for roughly 2 weeks indicating that mosquito control measures should b ... | 2016 | 27389909 |
| analysis of blood from zika virus-infected fetuses: a prospective case series. | zika virus has spread through the americas and the caribbean since early 2015 and was rapidly declared a public health emergency of international concern by who because of the potential association with fetal anomalies. we analysed fetal and maternal fluids and tissues in fetuses with confirmed zika virus infection prospectively monitored in martinique, a french caribbean island. | 2017 | 28209336 |
| zika virus detection in cerebrospinal fluid from two patients with encephalopathy, martinique, february 2016. | we report two cases of encephalopathy (one with seizures, one with electroencephalogram changes) in patients with zika virus infection. the cases occurred on martinique in february 2016, during the zika virus outbreak. awareness of the various neurological complications of zika virus infection is needed for patients living in areas affected by zika virus infections or for travellers to these areas. | 2016 | 27123558 |
| guillain-barré syndrome associated with zika virus infection in martinique in 2016: a prospective study. | guillain-barré syndrome (gbs) has been reported to be associated with zika virus (zikv) infection in case reports and retrospective studies, mostly on the basis of serological tests, with the problematic cross-reacting antibodies of the flavivirus genus. some gbs cases do not exhibit a high level of diagnostic certainty. this prospective study aimed to describe the clinical profiles and the frequency of gbs associated with zikv during the zikv outbreak in martinique in 2016. | 2017 | 29020245 |
| revising rates of asymptomatic zika virus infection based on sentinel surveillance data from french overseas territories. | french polynesia and the french territories of the americas (ftas) have experienced outbreaks of zika virus (zikv) infection. these territories used similar sentinel syndromic surveillance to follow the epidemics. however, the surveillance system only takes into account consulting patients diagnosed with zikv disease, while non-consulting cases, as well as asymptomatic cases, are not taken into account. in the french territories under study, the ratio of consulting to non-consulting patients was ... | 2017 | 29081369 |
| real-time assessment of health-care requirements during the zika virus epidemic in martinique. | | 2017 | 28200111 |
| infectious zika virus in vaginal secretions from an hiv-infected woman, france, august 2016. | a woman with controlled hiv infection developed in late august 2016 a pruritic rash with fever and conjunctival hyperaemia after a trip to the french caribbean islands. on day 3 after symptom onset, zika virus rna was detected in plasma, urine and vaginal samples with respective viral loads of 3.8, 6.1 and 5.3 log copies/ml. notably, we demonstrated the presence of infectious zika virus particles in the vaginal samples by isolation in cell culture. | 2017 | 28128730 |