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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Platelet count in Zika virus infection: A summary on 26 cases |
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Sora Yasri1, Viroj Wiwanitkit2
1 KMT Primary Care Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2 Hainan Medical University, Hainan, China
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| Date of Web Publication | 14-Nov-2016 |
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How to cite this article:
Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V. Platelet count in Zika virus infection: A summary on 26 cases. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2016;9:428 |
How to cite this URL:
Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V. Platelet count in Zika virus infection: A summary on 26 cases. Ann Trop Med Public Health [serial online] 2016 [cited 2017 Sep 20];9:428. Available from: http://www.atmph.org/text.asp?2016/9/6/428/193963 |
Dear Sir,
Acute viral hemorrhagic disease is an important public health problem. At present, Zika virus infection is the newest emerging problematic arboviral infection.[1],[2] This infection is a disease in the group of acute hemorrhagic fever. However, there are few reports on platelet count in this new disease. Here, the authors summarize the data on platelet counts in 26 26 cases with Zika virus infections [3],[4],[5] and found the average value equal to 178,115.4 ± 22,098.56/mm 3. Based on this data, the average platelet count is not low, and this can be the new concern that the cases with Zika virus infections might not show thrombocytopenia.
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| 1. | Joob B, Wiwanitkit V. Zika virus infection and dengue: A new problem in diagnosis in a dengue-endemic area. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2015;8:145-6.   |
| 2. | Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V. Acute viral hemorrhage disease: A summary on new viruses. J Acute Dis 2015;4:277-9. |
| 3. | Campos GS, Bandeira AC, Sardi SI. Zika virus outbreak, Bahia, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis 2015;21:1885-6. |
| 4. | Kwong JC, Druce JD, Leder K. Zika virus infection acquired during brief travel to Indonesia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013;89:516-7. |
| 5. | Fonseca K, Meatherall B, Zarra D, Drebot M, MacDonald J, Pabbaraju K, et al. First case of Zika virus infection in a returning Canadian traveler. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014;91:1035-8. |
Correspondence Address:
Sora Yasri
KMT Primary Care Center, Bangkok
Thailand
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DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.193963
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