Severe Neurologic Disorders in 2 Fetuses with Zika Virus Infection, Colombia

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Jorge Acosta-Reyes, Universidad del Norte; Edgar Navarro, Universidad del Norte; Maria Jose Herrera, Universidad del Norte; Eloina Goenaga, Secretaria Salud Barranquilla; Martha L. Ospina, Instituto Nacional de Salud; Edgar Parra, Instituto Nacional de Salud; Marcela Mercado, Instituto Nacional de Salud; Pablo Chaparro, Instituto Nacional de Salud; Mauricio Beltran, Instituto Nacional de Salud; Maria Luz Gunturiz, Instituto Nacional de Salud; Lissethe Pardo, Instituto Nacional de Salud; Catalina Valencia, Clínica Colsanitas; Sandra Huertas, Clínica Colsanitas; Jorge Rodriguez, Clínica Colsanitas; Germán Ruiz, Clínica Colsanitas; Diana Valencia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Lisa Haddad, Emory University; Sarah C. Tinker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Cynthia A. Moore, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Hernando Baquero, Universidad del Norte
• Language: English
• Date: 2017-06-01
• Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161702
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Emerging Infectious Disease
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 6
• Start Page: 982
• End Page: 984
• Keywords: BRAIN; PCR; Infectious Diseases; Immunology; Science & Technology; RNA; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Immunology; Health Sciences, Epidemiology

Abstract

We report the results of pathologic examinations of 2 fetuses from women in Colombia with Zika virus infection during pregnancy that revealed severe central nervous system defects and potential associated abnormalities of the eye, spleen, and placenta. Amniotic fluid and tissues from multiple fetal organs tested positive for Zika virus.