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Zika a Vector Borne Disease Detected in Newer States of India Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of Zika were reported from Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra, India in 2021. The Dengue and Chikungunya negative samples were retrospectively screened to determine the presence of the Zika virus from different geographical regions of India.

Methods

During May to October 2021, the clinical samples of 1475 patients, across 13 states and a union territory of India were screened and re-tested for Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika by CDC Trioplex Real time RT-PCR. The Zika rRTPCR positive samples were further screened with anti-Zika IgM and Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test. Next generation sequencing was used for further molecular characterization.

Results

The positivity was observed for Zika (67), Dengue (121), and Chikungunya (10) amongst screened cases. The co-infections of Dengue/Chikungunya, Dengue/Zika, and Dengue/Chikungunya/Zika were also observed. All Zika cases were symptomatic with fever (84%) and rash (78%) as major presenting symptoms. Of them, four patients had respiratory distress, one presented with seizures, and one with suspected microcephaly at birth. The Asian Lineage of Zika and all four serotypes of Dengue were found in circulation.

Conclusion

Our study indicates the spread of the Zika virus to several states of India and an urgent need to strengthen its surveillance.

SUBMITTER: Yadav PD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226610 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Zika a Vector Borne Disease Detected in Newer States of India Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Yadav Pragya D PD Kaur Harmanmeet H Gupta Nivedita N Sahay Rima R RR Sapkal Gajanan N GN Shete Anita M AM Deshpande Gururaj R GR Mohandas Sreelekshmy S Majumdar Triparna T Patil Savita S Pandit Priyanka P Kumar Abhinendra A Nyayanit Dimpal A DA Sreelatha K H KH Manjusree S S Sami Hiba H Khan Haris Mazoor HM Malhotra Anuradha A Dhingra Kanwardeep K Gadepalli Ravisekhar R Sudha Rani V V Singh Manoj Kumar MK Joshi Yash Y Dudhmal Manisha M Duggal Nandini N Chabbra Mala M Dar Lalit L Gawande Pranita P Yemul Jyoti J Kalele Kaumudi K Arjun Rajalakshmi R Nagamani K K Borkakoty Biswa B Sahoo Ganesh G Praharaj Ira I Dutta Shanta S Barde Pradip P Jaryal S C SC Rawat Vinita V

Frontiers in microbiology 20220610

<h4>Background</h4>During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of Zika were reported from Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra, India in 2021. The Dengue and Chikungunya negative samples were retrospectively screened to determine the presence of the Zika virus from different geographical regions of India.<h4>Methods</h4>During May to October 2021, the clinical samples of 1475 patients, across 13 states and a union territory of India were screened and re-tested for Dengue, Chikun ...[more]

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Zika a Vector Borne Disease Detected in Newer States of India Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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