We tested whole-blood and plasma samples from immuno-competent patients who had had benign Zika virus infections and found that Zika virus RNA persisted in whole blood substantially longer than in plasma. This finding may have implications for diagnosis of acute symptomatic and asymptomatic infections and for testing of blood donations.
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Mansuy, J. M., Mengelle, C., Pasquier, C., Chapuy-Regaud, S., Delobel, P., Martin-Blondel, G., & Izopet, J. (2017, May 1). Zika virus infection and prolonged viremia in whole-blood specimens. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2305.161631
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