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Case Reports
. 2018 May;24(5):933-935.
doi: 10.3201/eid2405.171479.

Spontaneous Abortion Associated with Zika Virus Infection and Persistent Viremia

Anna Goncé, Miguel J Martínez, Elena Marbán-Castro, Adela Saco, Anna Soler, Maria Isabel Alvarez-Mora, Aida Peiro, Verónica Gonzalo, Gillian Hale, Julu Bhatnagar, Marta López, Sherif Zaki, Jaume Ordi, Azucena Bardají
Case Reports

Spontaneous Abortion Associated with Zika Virus Infection and Persistent Viremia

Anna Goncé et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 May.

Abstract

We report a case of spontaneous abortion associated with Zika virus infection in a pregnant woman who traveled from Spain to the Dominican Republic and developed a rash. Maternal Zika viremia persisted at least 31 days after onset of symptoms and 21 days after uterine evacuation.

Keywords: Dominican Republic; Spain; Zika virus; pregnancy; spontaneous abortion; viremia; viruses.

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Clinical timeline for a 22-year-old pregnant woman who had suspected Zika virus infection. The woman was in the seventh week of gestation when she traveled from Spain to the Dominican Republic. CRL, crown–rump length; DENV, dengue virus; Ig, immunoglobulin; IHC, immunohistochemistry; ZIKV, Zika virus; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; +, positive; –, negative.
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