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. 2020 Jul;26(7):1603-1605.
doi: 10.3201/eid2607.191363.

Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya

Elizabeth Hunsperger, Dennis Odhiambo, Albina Makio, Moshe Alando, Melvin Ochieng, Victor Omballa, Peninah Munyua, Godfrey Bigogo, M Kariuki Njenga, Marc-Alain Widdowson

Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya

Elizabeth Hunsperger et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has not been confirmed in Kenya. In 2018, we used specimens collected in a 2013 dengue serosurvey study in Mombasa to test for ZIKV IgM. We confirmed specific ZIKV IgM positivity in 5 persons. These results suggest recent ZIKV transmission in the coastal region of Kenya.

Keywords: IgM; Kenya; Mombasa; Zika; Zika virus; dengue virus; detection; serology; serosurvey; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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