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Maternal Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Pregnant Travellers: Results of the International Zika Virus in Pregnancy Registry

Published inViruses, vol. 13, no. 2, 341
Publication date2021-02-22
First online date2021-02-22
Abstract

In this multicentre cohort study, we evaluated the risks of maternal ZIKV infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes among exposed travellers compared to women living in areas with ZIKV circulation (residents). The risk of maternal infection was lower among travellers compared to residents: 25.0% (n= 36/144) versus 42.9% (n= 309/721); aRR 0.6; 95% CI 0.5-0.8. Risk factors associated with maternal infection among travellers were travelling during the epidemic period (i.e., June 2015 to December 2016) (aOR 29.4; 95% CI 3.7-228.1), travelling to the Caribbean Islands (aOR 3.2; 95% CI 1.2-8.7) and stay duration >2 weeks (aOR 8.7; 95% CI 1.1-71.5). Adverse pregnancy outcomes were observed in 8.3% (n= 3/36) of infected travellers and 12.7% (n= 39/309) of infected residents. Overall, the risk of maternal infections is lower among travellers compared to residents and related to the presence of ongoing outbreaks and stay duration, with stays <2 weeks associated with minimal risk in the absence of ongoing outbreaks.

Keywords
  • Zika
  • Congenital Zika syndrome
  • Pregnancy
  • Travelers
  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Epidemics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Registries
  • Travel / statistics & numerical data
  • West Indies / epidemiology
  • Young Adult
  • Zika Virus / genetics
  • Zika Virus / isolation & purification
  • Zika Virus / physiology
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus Infection / physiopathology
  • Zika Virus Infection / virology
Citation (ISO format)
VOUGA, Manon et al. Maternal Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Pregnant Travellers: Results of the International Zika Virus in Pregnancy Registry. In: Viruses, 2021, vol. 13, n° 2, p. 341. doi: 10.3390/v13020341
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