1. Detection and sequencing of Zika virus in normocephalic newborns with congenital Zika infection
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Breno Lima de Almeida, Marta Giovanetti, João Vitor Oliveira, Tereza Cristina Xavier Carvalho, Eduardo Manoel Figueiredo, Rosana Pellegrini, Juan Ignacio Calcagno, Marcia Weber Carneiro, Juliana M.G.C. de Oliveira, Adriana Virgínia Barros Faiçal, Iluska Andrade Agra, Cristina Salles, Emília Katiane Embiruçu de Araújo Leão, Rita Lucena, Angelina X. Acosta, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, and Isadora Cristina de Siqueira
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Zika virus ,Congenital infection ,Viral sequencing ,Phylogenetic analysis ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: Fourteen asymptomatic normocephalic newborns with confirmed congenital Zika infection were investigated. All newborns presented Zika virus (ZIKV) positivity on reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Following ZIKV-specific NS5 gene fragment sequencing in one child, phylogenetic analysis revealed that this isolate belonged to the Asian genotype, and clustered closely with other sequences previously isolated in north-east and northern regions of Brazil.
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- 2022
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