Serological Evidence of Widespread Zika Transmission across the Philippines.

Joseph R Biggs ORCID logo; Ava KristySy; Oliver J Brady ORCID logo; Adam J Kucharski ORCID logo; Sebastian Funk ORCID logo; Yun-HungTu; Mary Anne JoyReyes; Mary AnnQuinones; WilliamJones-Warner; JamesAshall; +8 more... Ferchito LAvelino; Nemia LSucaldito; Amado O Tandoc ORCID logo; EvaCutiongco-de la Paz; Maria Rosario ZCapeding; Carmencita DPadilla; Martin L Hibberd ORCID logo; Julius Clemence R Hafalla ORCID logo; (2021) Serological Evidence of Widespread Zika Transmission across the Philippines. Viruses, 13 (8). p. 1441. DOI: 10.3390/v13081441
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Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure across flavivirus-endemic countries, including the Philippines, remains largely unknown despite sporadic case reporting and environmental suitability for transmission. Using laboratory surveillance data from 2016, 997 serum samples were randomly selected from suspected dengue (DENV) case reports across the Philippines and assayed for serological markers of short-term (IgM) and long-term (IgG) ZIKV exposure. Using mixture models, we re-evaluated ZIKV IgM/G seroprevalence thresholds and used catalytic models to quantify the force of infection (attack rate, AR) from age-accumulated ZIKV exposure. While we observed extensive ZIKV/DENV IgG cross-reactivity, not all individuals with active DENV presented with elevated ZIKV IgG, and a proportion of dengue-negative cases (DENV IgG-) were ZIKV IgG-positive (14.3%, 9/63). We identified evidence of long-term, yet not short-term, ZIKV exposure across Philippine regions (ZIKV IgG+: 31.5%, 314/997) which was geographically uncorrelated with DENV exposure. In contrast to the DENV AR (12.7% (95%CI: 9.1-17.4%)), the ZIKV AR was lower (5.7% (95%CI: 3-11%)) across the country. Our results provide evidence of widespread ZIKV exposure across the Philippines and suggest the need for studies to identify ZIKV infection risk factors over time to better prepare for potential future outbreaks.



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