Detection of zika virus in urine

Ac Gourinat (1) , O O'Connor (1) , E Calvez (1) , C Goarant (1) , M. Dupont-Rouzeyrol (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie

We describe the kinetics of Zika virus (ZIKV) detection in serum and urine samples of 6 patients. Urine samples were positive for ZIKV >10 days after onset of disease, which was a notably longer period than for serum samples. This finding supports the conclusion that urine samples are useful for diagnosis of ZIKV infections.

Domains: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; Virology

Ac Gourinat, O O'Connor, E Calvez, C Goarant, M. Dupont-Rouzeyrol. Detection of zika virus in urine. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015, 21 (1), pp.84-86. ⟨10.3201/eid2101.140894⟩. ⟨pasteur-01114781⟩