Article
Accuracy of Zika virus disease case definition during simultaneous Dengue and Chikungunya epidemics
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BRAGA, José Ueleres et al. Accuracy of Zika virus disease case definition during simultaneous Dengue and Chikungunya epidemics. PLoS ONE, v. 12, n. 6, p. 1-14, June 26, 2017.
10.1371/journal.pone.0179725
Autor
Braga, José Ueleres
Bressan, Clarisse
Dalvi, Ana Paula Razal
Calvet, Guilherme Amaral
Daumas, Regina Paiva
Rodrigues, Nadia
Wakimoto, Mayumi
Nogueira, Rita Maria Ribeiro
Nielsen-Saines, Karin
Brito, Carlos
Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo de
Brasil, Patrícia
Resumen
Background: Zika is a new disease in the American continent and its surveillance is of utmost importance, especially because of its ability to cause neurological manifestations as Guillain-Barre syndrome and serious congenital malformations through vertical transmission. The detection of suspected cases by the surveillance system depends on the case definition adopted. As the laboratory diagnosis of Zika infection still relies on the use of expensive and complex molecular techniques with low sensitivity due to a narrow window of detection, most suspected cases are not confirmed by laboratory tests, mainly reserved for pregnant women and newborns. In this context, an accurate definition of a suspected Zika case is crucial in order for the surveillance system to gauge the magnitude of an epidemic. Methodology: We evaluated the accuracy of various Zika case definitions in a scenario where Dengue and Chikungunya viruses co-circulate. Signs and symptoms that best discriminated PCR confirmed
Zika from other laboratory confirmed febrile or exanthematic diseases were identified to propose and test predictive models for Zika infection based on these clinical features. Results and discussion: Our derived score prediction model had the best performance because it demonstrated the highest sensitivity and specificity, 86_6% and 78_3%, respectively. This Zika case definition also had the highest values for auROC (0_903) and R2 (0_417), and the lowest Brier score 0_096. Conclusions: In areas where multiple arboviruses circulate, the presence of rash with pruritus or conjunctival hyperemia, without any other general clinical manifestations such as fever, petechia or anorexia is the best Zika case definition.
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