Seroprevalence of Zika and Dengue Virus Antibodies among Migrant Workers, Taiwan, 2017

Abstract

A serosurvey of 600 workers newly arrived in Taiwan from 4 Southeast Asia countries showed that 18 (3%) were positive for Zika virus IgM; 6 (1%) fulfilled the World Health Organization criteria for laboratory-confirmed recent Zika virus infection. The incidence of Zika virus infection in Southeast Asia might be underestimated.

Keywords

• Zika virus
• dengue virus
• dengue
• seroprevalence
• migrant workers
• Southeast Asia