Prolonged shedding of Zika virus associated with congenital infection

03 Dec, 2016

Authors: Oliveira DB, Almeida FJ, Durigon EL, et al.

Published in: N Engl J Med. 2016. 22;375(12):1202-4

The presence of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been associated with microcephaly in multiple studies, although little is known about ZIKV shedding in congenitally infected infants. We report a case of a newborn who had continued viremia with ZIKV for at least 67 days after birth.