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. 2022 Feb;28(2):473-475.
doi: 10.3201/eid2802.211849.

Antenatal Seroprevalence of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses, Kingston Metropolitan Area, Jamaica, 2017-2019

Joshua J Anzinger, Chadwic D Mears, A E Ades, Keisha Francis, Yakima Phillips, Ynolde E Leys, Moira J Spyer, David Brown, Ana M Bispo de Filippis, Eleni Nastouli, Thomas Byrne, Heather Bailey, Paulette Palmer, Lenroy Bryan, Karen Webster-Kerr, Carlo Giaquinto, Claire Thorne, Celia D C Christie; ZIKAction Consortium1,2

Antenatal Seroprevalence of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses, Kingston Metropolitan Area, Jamaica, 2017-2019

Joshua J Anzinger et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

To determine the extent of exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Jamaica, we collected serum from 584 pregnant women during 2017-2019. We found that 15.6% had antibodies against ZIKV and 83.6% against CHIKV. These results indicate potential recirculation of ZIKV but not CHIKV in the near future.

Keywords: Caribbean; Jamaica; Kingston Metropolitan Area; Zika virus; antenatal; chikungunya virus; prevalence; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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