Zika and Spondweni Viruses: Historic Evidence of Misidentification, Misdiagnosis and Serious Clinical Disease Manifestations

Abstract

The Spondweni serogroup (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus) consists of two members: Zika and Spondweni viruses. Both viruses have been historically misidentified and their diseases have been misdiagnosed due to their serological cross-reactivity and similar clinical presentations. Within historic case reports a sub-set of patients has presented with short duration clinical manifestations suggestive of more serious illness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1012545

Entities

People

  • Andrew D. Haddow
  • John P. Woodall

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arboviruses
  • Central America
  • Dengue
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Flaviviridae
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Literature Surveys
  • Signs And Symptoms
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections
  • Yellow Fever
  • Zika Fever
  • Zika Virus

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Seismology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).