Prolonged Shedding of Zika Virus Associated with Congenital Infection

Abstract

To the Editor: The presence of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been associated with microcephaly in multiple studies,1–3 although little is known about ZIKV shedding in congenitally infected infants. We report a case of a newborn who had continued viremia with ZIKV for at least 67 days after birth. On January 2, 2016, a male child was born with microcephaly in São Paulo, Brazil, at 40 weeks of gestation to a mother who had reported having symptoms associated with ZIKV infection during the 26th week of pregnancy. At birth, the weight was 3095 g, the length 48 cm, and . . .