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. 2018 Aug;24(8):1565–1568. doi: 10.3201/eid2408.171883

Table 2. Sensitivity and specificity using CDC and WHO definitions of suspected Zika virus infection in study of clinical assessments to distinguish Zika and dengue virus infections, Singapore*.

Case definition
Characteristic
Source Criteria Patient meets criteria Zika virus positive, n = 34 Zika virus negative, n = 57 Total, 
n = 91 Sensitivity, % Specificity, %
CDC
Clinically compatible illness with >1 of the following not explained by another etiology: fever, rash, arthralgia, or conjunctivitis†

Yes
34
56
90
100
2
WHO Fever and/or rash and any of the following: arthralgia, arthritis, nonpurulent conjunctivitis Yes 24 19 43 71 67
No 10 38 48

*CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; WHO, World Health Organization.
†We excluded 2 additional criteria, complications of pregnancy and neurologic manifestations, because they were not present in our study population.