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ArticleCureus2017

Seven Cases of Zika Virus Infection in South Florida.

Waqaar Khawar, Romina Bromberg, Molly Moor, Natalya Lyubynska, Hilda Mahmoudi

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Article in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trends in ELISA-Based Flavivirus IgG Serosurveys: A Systematic Review.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023
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  2. Serological cross-reactivity among common flaviviruses.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Waqaar KhawarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center.
Romina BrombergDepartment of Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center.
Molly MoorGME, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center.
Natalya LyubynskaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center.
Hilda MahmoudiGME, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center.
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionZika virus, an arbovirus of the

methodsPatients were included that had real-time polymerase-chain reaction (RT-PCR) for Zika virus RNA in urine or serum or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody against Zika virus in serum.

resultsAll seven patients reported recent travel or employment in areas of active Zika virus transmission and at least two of the four most commonly reported symptoms (fever, arthralgia, rash, and conjunctivitis) with a rash present in all patients. All patients had positive RT-PCR for Zika virus RNA in urine. RT-PCR for Zika virus RNA in serum was negative in four of five patients that were tested, indicating that these patients likely presented one to two weeks after symptom onset.

conclusionThe future of Zika virus outbreaks in other cities in the United States is still uncertain. However, it is clear that prevention and control policies are urgently needed. We have presented seven confirmed cases of Zika virus infection in South Florida. In addition to conducting research concerning both the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the virus, there is a need for public awareness of its presentation, methods of transmission, and subsequent clinical outcomes.

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public healthtropical diseasezika virus

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PMID28413745
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