Detection of Zika virus in urine from randomly tested individuals in Mirassol, Brazil.
Pâmela Jóyce Previdelli da ConceiçãoLucas Rodrigues de CarvalhoBianca Lara Venâncio de GodoyMauricio Lacerda NogueiraAna Carolina Bernardes TerzianMoacir Fernandes de GodoyMarília Freitas CalmonCintia BittarPaula RahalPublished in: Infection (2021)
Our study shows the effectiveness of urine as a non-invasive sample to detect the incidence of ZIKV infection. We also highlight the importance of ZIKV molecular diagnosis to aid public health surveillance and prevention of congenital Zika syndrome and other ZIKV-associated diseases.