Differences in Prevalence of Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection, by Age and Sex—Puerto Rico, 2016
Lozier MJ, Burke RM, Lopez J, Acevedo V, Amador M, Read JS, Jara A, Waterman SH, Barrera R, Muñoz-Jordan J, Rivera-Garcia B, Sharp TM. Differences in Prevalence of Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection, by Age and Sex—Puerto Rico, 2016. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 217: 1678-1689. PMID: 29216376, PMCID: PMC8849542, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV infectionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySex-dependent differencesSymptomatic infectionFemale sexSymptomatic Zika virus infectionZika virus infectionSymptomatic ZIKV infectionZika virus diseaseTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNonpregnant womenResidents of householdsZIKV diseaseRecent illnessVirus infectionDisease casesDiagnostic testingStudy participantsInfectionImmunosorbent assayConvenience samplePotential mechanismsChain reactionAge