Occupational Exposure to the Ugandan Research Strain (MR766) of Zika Virus.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Paola N. Lichtenberger, University of Miami; Michael J. Ricciardi, University of Miami; Dalhila Solorzano, University of Miami; Patricia Raccamarich, University of Miami; Ana Leda, University of Miami; Mark Sharkey, University of Miami; David I. Watkins, University of Miami; Hana El Sahly, Baylor College; Nadine Rouphael, Emory University; Mark J. Mulligan, New York University; Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, University of Miami; Mario Stevenson, University of Miami; Maria L. Alcaide, University of Miami
• Language: English
• Date: 2019-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz420
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
• ISSN: 2328-8957
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 10
• Start Page: ofz420
• End Page: ofz420
• Grant/Funding Information: This study was supported by the Florida ZIKA Research Grant Initiative (7ZK27 to M.S.) and the National Institutes of Health award (R41AI138720 to D.W.).
• Keywords: viral persistence; ZIKV; antibody responses; occupational exposure
• Research Categories: Biology, Virology

Abstract

A laboratory worker suffered an accidental needle-stick resulting in an exposure to the Ugandan strain (MR766) of Zika virus, which has rarely been studied in humans. We report the clinical presentation and outcomes, molecular and serological diagnostic results, and antibody response.