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Eurosurv: Confirmed case of Zika virus congenital infection, Spain, March 2016

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Eurosurveillance, Volume 21, Issue 24, 16 June 2016
Rapid communication

Confirmed case of Zika virus congenital infection, Spain, March 2016


S Perez [SUP]1[/SUP] , R Tato [SUP]2[/SUP] , JJ Cabrera [SUP]1[/SUP] , A Lopez [SUP]3[/SUP] , O Robles [SUP]4[/SUP] , E Paz [SUP]3[/SUP] , A Coira [SUP]5[/SUP] , MP Sanchez-Seco [SUP]6[/SUP] , A Vazquez [SUP]6[/SUP] , R Carballo [SUP]1[/SUP] , C Quintas [SUP]7[/SUP] , A Pousa [SUP]8[/SUP]
+ Author affiliations
1. Microbiology Department, University Hospital of Vigo, Spain
2. Microbiology Department, University Hospital of Pontevedra, Spain
3. Gynecology Department, Lucus Augusti Hospital, Lugo, Spain
4. Pathology Department, Lucus Augusti Hospital, Lugo, Spain
5. Microbiology Department, Lucus Augusti Hospital, Lugo, Spain
6. Arbovirus and Imported Viral Diseases, Virology Area, National Center of Microbiology (CNM), Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII), Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
7. Preventive Medicine Department, Lucus Augusti Hospital, Lugo, Spain
8. General Subdirection for Epidemiology and Information Systems, General Direction of Public Health, Conseller?a de Sanidade, Santiago de Compostela, Spain


Correspondence: Sonia Perez (sonia.perez.castro@sergas.es)








Citation style for this article: Perez S, Tato R, Cabrera JJ, Lopez A, Robles O, Paz E, Coira A, Sanchez-Seco MP, Vazquez A, Carballo R, Quintas C, Pousa A. Confirmed case of Zika virus congenital infection, Spain, March 2016. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(24):pii=30261. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.24.30261

Received:07 June 2016; Accepted:16 June 2016

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We describe Zika virus (ZIKV) vertical transmission in an imported case in Spain, in a 17-week pregnant woman. ZIKV IgG, IgM and RNA were detected in serum in week 17. At 19 weeks, ultrasound scan revealed fetal malformations and ZIKV was detected in the amniotic fluid. Pregnancy was terminated at week 21; autopsy of the fetus revealed bilateral hydrocephalus, brain microcalcifications and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. ZIKV was detected in the umbilical cord and brain tissue.

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