Evidence of perinatal transmission of Zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and February 2014

M Besnard; S Lastère; A Teissier; V M Cao-Lormeau; D Musso

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.13.20751

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Evidence of perinatal transmission of Zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and February 2014
M Besnard¹ , S Lastère¹ , A Teissier² , V M Cao-Lormeau² , D Musso²
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Affiliations: ¹ Centre hospitalier de Polynésie française, Hôpital du Taaone, Tahiti, French Polynesia ² Institut Louis Malardé, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Citation style for this article: Besnard M, Lastère S, Teissier A, Cao-Lormeau V M, Musso D. Evidence of perinatal transmission of Zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and February 2014 . Euro Surveill. 2014;19(13):pii=20751. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.13.20751 Received: 20 Mar 2014

Abstract

A Zika virus (ZIKAV) outbreak started in October 2013 in French Polynesia, South Pacific. We describe here the clinical and laboratory features of two mothers and their newborns who had ZIKAV infection as confirmed by ZIKAV RT-PCR performed on serum collected within four days post-delivery in date. The infants' infection most probably occurred by transplacental transmission or during delivery. Attention should be paid to ZIKAV-infected pregnant women and their newborns, as data on the impact on them are limited. .