Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2020)

Zika Virus Detection with 2013 Serosurvey, Mombasa, Kenya

  • Elizabeth Hunsperger,
  • Dennis Odhiambo,
  • Albina Makio,
  • Moshe Alando,
  • Melvin Ochieng,
  • Victor Omballa,
  • Peninah Munyua,
  • Godfrey Bigogo,
  • M. Kariuki Njenga,
  • Marc-Alain Widdowson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.191363
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 7
pp. 1603 – 1605

Abstract

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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.

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