Volume 21, Number 10—October 2015
Letter
Zika Virus Outbreak, Bahia, Brazil
Gubio S. Campos, Antonio C. Bandeira, and Silvia I. Sardi
Table
Characteristics of 24 patients with positive and negative results for infection with Zika virus, Brazil, 2015
| Reverse transcription PCR result for Zika virus (no.) | Mean (SD) patient age, y | Patient sex, F/M | No. (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rash | Fever | Myalgia | Headache | |||
| Positive (7) | 33 (15) | 6/1 | 6 (85.7) | 3 (43) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (43) |
| Negative (17) | 31 (8.5) | 12/5 | 12 (70.6) | 6 (35.3) | 9 (53) | 11 (64.7) |
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