Characteristics of Zika Virus Disease in Children: Clinical, Hematological, and Virological Findings from an Outbreak in Singapore

Clin Infect Dis. 2017 May 15;64(10):1445-1448. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix137.

Abstract

In the first reported pediatric case series of virologically confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infections from Southeast Asia, ZIKV infection was generally mild. Routine screening of children with suspected ZIKV infection for dengue virus coinfection should be considered in dengue-endemic countries.

Keywords: Southeast Asia; Zika virus; clinical features.; dengue virus; pediatric.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Chikungunya Fever / epidemiology
  • Chikungunya Fever / virology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coinfection / diagnosis
  • Coinfection / epidemiology
  • Coinfection / virology
  • Dengue / epidemiology
  • Dengue / virology
  • Dengue Virus / isolation & purification
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Isolation
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Singapore / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus / genetics
  • Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Zika Virus Infection / blood*
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / transmission