Zika virus infection in a pregnant Canadian traveler with congenital fetal malformations noted by ultrasonography at 14-weeks gestation

BACKGROUNDFollowing emergence of Zika virus in the Americas, a devastating new congenital syndrome has been documented, leading to significant morbidity among Zika-infected fetuses and neonates.CASE PRESENTATIONA 29-year-old pregnant woman infected with Zika virus at 9-weeks gestation in Trinidad pr...

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Published in:Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines travel medicine and vaccines, 2018, Vol.4, p.2-2
Main Authors: Schwartz, Kevin L, Chan, Tiffany, Rai, Nanky, Murphy, Kellie E, Whittle, Wendy, Drebot, Michael A, Gubbay, Jonathan, Boggild, Andrea K
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:BACKGROUNDFollowing emergence of Zika virus in the Americas, a devastating new congenital syndrome has been documented, leading to significant morbidity among Zika-infected fetuses and neonates.CASE PRESENTATIONA 29-year-old pregnant woman infected with Zika virus at 9-weeks gestation in Trinidad presented with one-month of fever, headache, and myalgia with persistent viremia. Significant fetal abnormalities were identified at 14-week ultrasound, which is the earliest ultrasound to describe a severely affected fetus following Zika virus infection to our knowledge.CONCLUSIONSWe discuss the implications of prolonged maternal viremia and the spectrum of congenital Zika syndrome detectable by fetal ultrasound.
ISSN:2055-0936
2055-0936
DOI:10.1186/s40794-018-0062-8