Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;26(7):1603-1605. doi: 10.3201/eid2607.191363.

Abstract

Acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has not been confirmed in Kenya. In 2018, we used specimens collected in a 2013 dengue serosurvey study in Mombasa to test for ZIKV IgM. We confirmed specific ZIKV IgM positivity in 5 persons. These results suggest recent ZIKV transmission in the coastal region of Kenya.

Keywords: IgM; Kenya; Mombasa; Zika; Zika virus; dengue virus; detection; serology; serosurvey; vector-borne infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Dengue Virus*
  • Dengue*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Serologic Tests
  • Zika Virus Infection* / diagnosis
  • Zika Virus Infection* / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus* / genetics

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin M