2021
Early Release - Novel Assay to Measure Seroprevalence of Zika Virus in the Philippines - Volume 27, Number 12—December 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Adams C, Jadi R, Segovia-Chumbez B, Daag J, Ylade M, Medina F, Sharp T, Munoz-Jordan J, Yoon I, Deen J, Lopez A, de Silva A, Premkumar L. Early Release - Novel Assay to Measure Seroprevalence of Zika Virus in the Philippines - Volume 27, Number 12—December 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021, 27: 3073-3081. PMID: 34808091, PMCID: PMC8632176, DOI: 10.3201/eid2712.211150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV seroprevalenceDENV transmissionEnvelope domain IIIZika virusSerologic assaysInfectious Diseases journal - CDCType-specific antibodiesDengue virus serotypesYears of agePublic health laboratoriesRelated flavivirusesHealth laboratoriesFlaviviridae familySeroprevalenceChildren 9Virus serotypesDomain IIIVirusAntibodiesAssaysDENVFlavivirusesEstimating incidence of infection from diverse data sources: Zika virus in Puerto Rico, 2016
Quandelacy T, Healy J, Greening B, Rodriguez D, Chung K, Kuehnert M, Biggerstaff B, Dirlikov E, Mier-y-Teran-Romero L, Sharp T, Waterman S, Johansson M. Estimating incidence of infection from diverse data sources: Zika virus in Puerto Rico, 2016. PLOS Computational Biology 2021, 17: e1008812. PMID: 33784311, PMCID: PMC8034731, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuillain-Barré syndrome casesBlood bank dataIncidence of infectionZika virus epidemicSubset of casesSyndrome casesWeekly infectionsUnderlying incidenceZika virusArboviral casesInfectionSurveillance dataEpidemic preparednessZika epidemicVirus epidemicEpidemicIncidenceLarge proportionCasesWeeks
2020
Epidemiologic and spatiotemporal trends of Zika Virus disease during the 2016 epidemic in Puerto Rico
Sharp T, Quandelacy T, Adams L, Aponte J, Lozier M, Ryff K, Flores M, Rivera A, Santiago G, Muñoz-Jordán J, Alvarado L, Rivera-Amill V, Garcia-Negrón M, Waterman S, Paz-Bailey G, Johansson M, Rivera-Garcia B. Epidemiologic and spatiotemporal trends of Zika Virus disease during the 2016 epidemic in Puerto Rico. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0008532. PMID: 32956416, PMCID: PMC7529257, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV diseaseDisease casesZika virusZIKV infectionArboviral diseasesEvidence of infectionZika virus diseaseLaboratory-based surveillancePuerto Rico DepartmentPublic health authoritiesIgM ELISAZIKV epidemicHigh incidenceChikungunya virusLaboratory evidenceHealth authoritiesDiseaseEarly detectionRT-PCRInfectionSocioeconomic factorsVirus diseaseEpidemicEarlier midpointIncidence
2017
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 reactionAgeAcute Zika Virus Infection as a Risk Factor for Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Puerto Rico
Dirlikov E, Medina NA, Major CG, Munoz-Jordan JL, Luciano CA, Rivera-Garcia B, Sharp TM. Acute Zika Virus Infection as a Risk Factor for Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Puerto Rico. JAMA 2017, 318: 1498-1500. PMID: 29049645, PMCID: PMC5817969, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.11483.Peer-Reviewed Original Research