Zika Virus Seroprevalence in Urban and Rural Areas of Suriname, 2017

J Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 5;220(1):28-31. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz063.

Abstract

In 2015-2016, a Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak occurred in the Americas. In 2017, we conducted a ZIKV serosurvey in Suriname in which 770 participants were recruited from 1 urban area and 2 rural villages in the tropical rainforest. All collected samples were tested for presence of ZIKV antibodies using a ZIKV immunoglobulin G enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a virus neutralization assay. We found that 35.1% of the participants had neutralizing antibodies against ZIKV. In 1 remote village in the rainforest, 24.5% of the participants had neutralizing antibodies against ZIKV, suggesting that ZIKV was widely spread across Suriname.

Keywords: Suriname; Zika virus; flaviviruses; seroprevalence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutralization Tests / methods
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Suriname / epidemiology
  • Young Adult
  • Zika Virus / immunology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G