Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2017)

Zika Virus Seroprevalence, French Polynesia, 2014–2015

  • Maite Aubry,
  • Anita Teissier,
  • Michael Huart,
  • Sébastien Merceron,
  • Jessica Vanhomwegen,
  • Claudine Roche,
  • Anne-Laure Vial,
  • Sylvianne Teururai,
  • Sébastien Sicard,
  • Sylvie Paulous,
  • Philippe Desprès,
  • Jean-Claude Manuguerra,
  • Henri-Pierre Mallet,
  • Didier Musso,
  • Xavier Deparis,
  • Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161549
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 4
pp. 669 – 672

Abstract

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During 2013–2014, French Polynesia experienced an outbreak of Zika virus infection. Serosurveys conducted at the end of the outbreak and 18 months later showed lower than expected disease prevalence rates (49%) and asymptomatic:symptomatic case ratios (1:1) in the general population but significantly different prevalence rates (66%) and asymptomatic:symptomatic ratios (1:2) in schoolchildren.

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