Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics
Mugabe V, Borja L, Cardoso C, Weaver S, Reis M, Kitron U, Ribeiro G. Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2020, 26: 272-280. PMID: 33190402, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue casesLaboratory-confirmed dengue casesDENV vaccine developmentSignificant public health implicationsDengue virus infectionDengue incidenceLong-term surveillance studyCross-species immunityPublic health implicationsIncidence of dengueVirus immunityVirus infectionEpidemiological dataSurveillance studyDengue feverZika virusDisease severityVaccine developmentIncidenceZika epidemicAnnual dengue incidenceZika outbreakHealth implicationsImmunityOverall rateAccuracy of the Zika IgM Antibody Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Zika MAC-ELISA) for Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infection
Portilho M, de Moraes L, Kikuti M, Nascimento L, Reis M, Boaventura V, Khouri R, Ribeiro G. Accuracy of the Zika IgM Antibody Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Zika MAC-ELISA) for Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infection. Diagnostics 2020, 10: 835. PMID: 33080935, PMCID: PMC7603149, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays post-symptom onsetZika virus infectionConvalescent-phase seraVirus infectionRT-PCRDengue virusSerological diagnosisDengue casesPost-symptom onsetConvalescent-phase samplesBlood donor samplesIgM antibody capture enzymeEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayZika IgM antibodySymptom onsetDENV infectionIgM antibodiesZIKV infectionBlood donorsDonor samplesCapture enzymeOutbreak investigationDisease controlInfectionImmunosorbent assay