Zika Virus Infection and Prolonged Viremia in Whole-Blood Specimens
Jean Michel Mansuy
, Catherine Mengelle, Christophe Pasquier, Sabine Chapuy-Regaud, Pierre Delobel, Guillaume Martin-Blondel, and Jacques Izopet
Author affiliations: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Purpan, Toulouse, France (J.M. Mansuy, C. Mengelle, C. Pasquier, S. Chapuy-Regaud, P. Delobel, G. Martin-Blondel, J. Izopet); Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Toulouse (C. Pasquier, S. Chapuy-Regaud, P. Delobel, G. Martin-Blondel, J. Izopet); Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse (C. Pasquier, S. Chapuy-Regaud, P. Delobel, J. Izopet)
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Figure. A) Zika virus viremia in whole blood and plasma from 5 immunocompetent patients in France (identified by sex and age, y) who had traveled to Central or South America or the Caribbean. B) Zika viral load in whole-blood (n = 23) and plasma (n = 10) samples from a point-to-point comparison of positive samples. Horizontal lines indicate mean +SE. LOD, limit of detection; PL, plasma; WB, whole blood.
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