Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2017)

Severe Neurologic Disorders in 2 Fetuses with Zika Virus Infection, Colombia

  • Jorge Acosta-Reyes,
  • Edgar Navarro,
  • Maria José Herrera,
  • Eloina Goenaga,
  • Martha L. Ospina,
  • Edgar Parra,
  • Marcela Mercado,
  • Pablo Chaparro,
  • Mauricio Beltran,
  • Maria Luz Gunturiz,
  • Lissethe Pardo,
  • Catalina Valencia,
  • Sandra Huertas,
  • Jorge Rodríguez,
  • Germán Ruiz,
  • Diana Valencia,
  • Lisa B. Haddad,
  • Sarah C. Tinker,
  • Cynthia A. Moore,
  • Hernando Baquero

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161702
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 6
pp. 982 – 984

Abstract

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We report the results of pathologic examinations of 2 fetuses from women in Colombia with Zika virus infection during pregnancy that revealed severe central nervous system defects and potential associated abnormalities of the eye, spleen, and placenta. Amniotic fluid and tissues from multiple fetal organs tested positive for Zika virus.

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