2023
Analyses of Early ZIKV Genomes Are Consistent with Viral Spread from Northeast Brazil to the Americas
de Moraes L, Portilho M, Vrancken B, Van den Broeck F, Santos L, Cucco M, Tauro L, Kikuti M, Silva M, Campos G, Reis M, Barral A, Barral-Netto M, Boaventura V, Vandamme A, Theys K, Lemey P, Ribeiro G, Khouri R. Analyses of Early ZIKV Genomes Are Consistent with Viral Spread from Northeast Brazil to the Americas. Viruses 2023, 15: 1236. PMID: 37376536, PMCID: PMC10301521, DOI: 10.3390/v15061236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ZIKV infectionSpread of ZIKVPublic health responseZika virus outbreakClinical symptomsZIKV infectionHealth responseZIKVZIKV genomeViral spreadGenomic surveillanceVirus outbreakInfectionSubsequent disseminationSurveillance effortsZIKV dynamicsFuture surveillance effortsOutbreakEarly stages
2020
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
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