Infection of human uterine fibroblasts by Zika virus in vitro: implications for viral transmission in women

Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Oct:51:139-140. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.07.015. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

Authors

Joseph C Chen¹, Zuguang Wang², Hong Huang², Sara H Weitz², Aprilgate Wang², Xiaolei Qiu², Mark A Baumeister², Arejas Uzgiris³

Affiliations

¹ Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., 725 Potter St., Berkeley, CA 94710, USA. Electronic address: joseph.chen@siemens.com.
² Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., 725 Potter St., Berkeley, CA 94710, USA.
³ Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., 725 Potter St., Berkeley, CA 94710, USA. Electronic address: arejas.uzgiris@siemens.com.

PMID: 27495006
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.07.015

No abstract available

Keywords: Heterosexual transmission; Uterine fibroblasts; Viral detection; Women's health; Zika virus.