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  • Zika Virus IgM Detection an...
    Griffin, Isabel; Martin, Stacey W; Fischer, Marc; Chambers, Trudy V; Kosoy, Olga; Falise, Alyssa; Ponomareva, Olga; Gillis, Leah D; Blackmore, Carina; Jean, Reynald

    Emerging infectious diseases, 02/2019, Letnik: 25, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    Data on the duration of detectable Zika virus-specific IgM in infected persons are limited. Neutralizing antibody cross-reactivity occurs between Zika virus and related flaviviruses, but the degree to which this confounds diagnosis is uncertain. We tested serum specimens collected 12-19 months after illness onset from patients with confirmed Zika virus disease for Zika virus IgM and Zika virus and dengue virus neutralizing antibodies. Among 62 participants, 45 (73%) had detectable Zika virus IgM and 12 (19%) had an equivocal result. Although all patients tested had Zika virus neutralizing antibodies, 39 (63%) also had neutralizing antibodies against dengue virus; of those, 12 (19%) had <4-fold difference between Zika virus and dengue virus titers, and 5 (8%) had dengue virus titer >4-fold higher than Zika virus titer. Prolonged detection of IgM and neutralizing antibody cross-reactivity make it difficult to determine the timing of Zika virus infection and differentiate between related flaviviruses.