Surveillance for Mosquitoborne Transmission of Zika Virus, New York City, NY, USA, 2016

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2018 Apr 18

PMID 29664375

Citations 5

Authors

Amanda Wahnich

Sandhya Clark

Danielle Bloch

Hannah Kubinson

Gili Hrusa

Dakai Liu

Jennifer L Rakeman

Bisram Deocharan

Lucretia Jones

Sally Slavinski

Alaina Stoute

Robert Mathes

Don Weiss

Erin E Conners

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

A large number of imported cases of Zika virus infection and the potential for transmission by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes prompted the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct sentinel, enhanced passive, and syndromic surveillance for locally acquired mosquitoborne Zika virus infections in New York City, NY, USA, during June-October 2016. Suspected case-patients were those >5 years of age without a travel history or sexual exposure who had >3 compatible signs/symptoms (arthralgia, fever, conjunctivitis, or rash). We identified 15 suspected cases and tested urine samples for Zika virus by using real-time reverse transcription PCR; all results were negative. We identified 308 emergency department visits for Zika-like illness, 40,073 visits for fever, and 17 unique spatiotemporal clusters of visits for fever. We identified no evidence of local transmission. Our experience offers possible surveillance tools for jurisdictions concerned about local mosquitoborne Zika virus or other arboviral transmission.

Citing Articles

Zoonosis: Update on Existing and Emerging Vector-Borne Illnesses in the USA.

Werner S, Banda B, Burnsides C, Stuber A Curr Emerg Hosp Med Rep. 2020; 7(3):91-106.

PMID: 32288973 PMC: 7102350. DOI: 10.1007/s40138-019-00189-y.

The Spectrum of Developmental Disability with Zika Exposure: What Is Known, What Is Unknown, and Implications for Clinicians.

Gordon-Lipkin E, Peacock G J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019; 40(5):387-395.

PMID: 30921103 PMC: 7713528. DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000665.

Simulation of Legionnaires' disease prospective spatiotemporal cluster detection, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Orkis L, Peterson E, Brooks M, Mertz K, Harrison L, Stout J Epidemiol Infect. 2018; 147:e29.

PMID: 30334502 PMC: 6518583. DOI: 10.1017/S0950268818002789.

Identifying Areas at Greatest Risk for Recent Zika Virus Importation - New York City, 2016.

Greene S, Lim S, Fine A PLoS Curr. 2018; 10.

PMID: 30254787 PMC: 6126530. DOI: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.00dd49d24b62731f87f12b0e657aa04c.

Public Health Surveillance for Zika Virus: Data Interpretation and Report Validity.

Piltch-Loeb R, Kraemer J, Lin K, Stoto M Am J Public Health. 2018; 108(10):1358-1362.

PMID: 30138063 PMC: 6137786. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304525.

References

Likos A, Griffin I, Bingham A, Stanek D, Fischer M, White S . Local Mosquito-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus - Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida, June-August 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016; 65(38):1032-8. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6538e1. View

Grard G, Caron M, Mombo I, Nkoghe D, Mboui Ondo S, Jiolle D . Zika virus in Gabon (Central Africa)--2007: a new threat from Aedes albopictus?. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014; 8(2):e2681. PMC: 3916288. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002681. View

Gardner L, Chen N, Sarkar S . Vector status of Aedes species determines geographical risk of autochthonous Zika virus establishment. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017; 11(3):e0005487. PMC: 5381944. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005487. View

Wong P, Li M, Chong C, Ng L, Tan C . Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse): a potential vector of Zika virus in Singapore. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(8):e2348. PMC: 3731215. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002348. View

Chouin-Carneiro T, Vega-Rua A, Vazeille M, Yebakima A, Girod R, Goindin D . Differential Susceptibilities of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from the Americas to Zika Virus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016; 10(3):e0004543. PMC: 4777396. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004543. View

Petersen E, Staples J, Meaney-Delman D, Fischer M, Ellington S, Callaghan W . Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak--United States, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016; 65(2):30-3. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6502e1. View

Kulldorff M, Heffernan R, Hartman J, Assuncao R, Mostashari F . A space-time permutation scan statistic for disease outbreak detection. PLoS Med. 2005; 2(3):e59. PMC: 548793. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020059. View

Morse S, Mazet J, Woolhouse M, Parrish C, Carroll D, Karesh W . Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis. Lancet. 2012; 380(9857):1956-65. PMC: 3712877. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61684-5. View

Lanciotti R, Kosoy O, Laven J, Velez J, Lambert A, Johnson A . Genetic and serologic properties of Zika virus associated with an epidemic, Yap State, Micronesia, 2007. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008; 14(8):1232-9. PMC: 2600394. DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.080287. View

10.

Nelson B, Morrison S, Joseph H, Wojno A, Lash R, Haber Y . Travel Volume to the United States from Countries and U.S. Territories with Local Zika Virus Transmission. PLoS Curr. 2016; 8. PMC: 5135401. DOI: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.ac6d0f8c9c35e88825c1a1147697531c. View

11.

Lee C, Vora N, Bajwa W, Boyd L, Harper S, Kass D . Zika Virus Surveillance and Preparedness - New York City, 2015-2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016; 65(24):629-635. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6524e3. View

12.

Zanluca C, de Melo V, Mosimann A, Santos G, Duarte Dos Santos C, Luz K . First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2015; 110(4):569-72. PMC: 4501423. DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150192. View

13.

Ciota A, Bialosuknia S, Zink S, Brecher M, Ehrbar D, Morrissette M . Effects of Zika Virus Strain and Aedes Mosquito Species on Vector Competence. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017; 23(7):1110-1117. PMC: 5512477. DOI: 10.3201/eid2307.161633. View

14.

Rasmussen S, Jamieson D, Honein M, Petersen L . Zika Virus and Birth Defects--Reviewing the Evidence for Causality. N Engl J Med. 2016; 374(20):1981-7. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1604338. View

15.

Paz-Bailey G, Rosenberg E, Doyle K, Munoz-Jordan J, Santiago G, Klein L . Persistence of Zika Virus in Body Fluids - Final Report. N Engl J Med. 2017; 379(13):1234-1243. PMC: 5831142. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1613108. View

16.

Heffernan R, Mostashari F, Das D, Karpati A, Kulldorff M, Weiss D . Syndromic surveillance in public health practice, New York City. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004; 10(5):858-64. DOI: 10.3201/eid1005.030646. View

17.

Kleinman K, Lazarus R, Platt R . A generalized linear mixed models approach for detecting incident clusters of disease in small areas, with an application to biological terrorism. Am J Epidemiol. 2004; 159(3):217-24. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh029. View

18.

Hennessey M, Fischer M, Staples J . Zika Virus Spreads to New Areas - Region of the Americas, May 2015-January 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016; 65(3):55-8. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6503e1. View

19.

Pinheiro T, Guimaraes L, Silva M, Soares C . Neurological manifestations of Chikungunya and Zika infections. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2016; 74(11):937-943. DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20160138. View

20.

Morse S . Public Health Disease Surveillance Networks. Microbiol Spectr. 2015; 2(1):OH-0002-2012. DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.OH-0002-2012. View