TABLE 1.
Demographic and epidemiologic characteristics of the first 80 Zika virus rRT-PCR-positive NYS patientsa
| Parameter | Value for the parameter |
|---|---|
| No. of female patients (%) | 52 (65) |
| Median age (yr [range]) | 37 (7–73) |
| Travel history (no. patients [%]) | |
| Dominican Republic | 23 (28) |
| Puerto Rico | 9 (11) |
| Jamaica | 7 (9) |
| El Salvador | 6 (8) |
| Guyana | 6 (8) |
| Other country | 25 (31) |
| No travel/unknown | 4 (5) |
| Race (no. patients [%]) | |
| White | 24 (30) |
| Black | 2 (2) |
| Unknown | 50 (63) |
| Other | 4 (5) |
| Ethnicity (no. patients [%]) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 24 (30) |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 17 (21) |
| Unknown | 39 (49) |
| Clinical presentation (no. patients [%]) | |
| Symptomatic | 72 (90) |
| Asymptomatic | 5 (6) |
| Unknown | 3 (4) |
| Pregnancy statusb | |
| Pregnant, symptomatic | 3 (6) |
| Pregnant, asymptomatic | 6 (12) |
| Not pregnant | 43 (83) |
| PCR-positive specimen(s) (no. patients [%]) | |
| Urine only | 50 (62) |
| Serum only | 19 (24) |
| Serum and urine | 11 (14) |
| IgM positivity (no. patients [%])c | |
| Reactive | 47 (64) |
| Nonreactive | 22 (30) |
| Indeterminate | 4 (6) |
a
A total of 80 patients were rRT-PCR-positive.
b
A total of 9 (17%) of 52 female patients were pregnant.
c
A total of 73 patients were tested.