About the Authors
- Patrick Gérardin
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Affiliations Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France , Center of Clinical Investigation–Clinical Epidemiology (CIC-EC, INSERM), Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Georges Barau
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Alain Michault
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pôle des Sciences Biologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Marc Bintner
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Affiliation Department of Neuroradiology, Pôle de Radiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Hanitra Randrianaivo
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Affiliation Fetal Medicine and Fetopathology Unit, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Ghassan Choker
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Affiliation Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Yann Lenglet
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Yasmina Touret
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Anne Bouveret
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Philippe Grivard
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pôle des Sciences Biologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Karin Le Roux
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pôle des Sciences Biologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Séverine Blanc
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Affiliation Department of Neuroradiology, Pôle de Radiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Isabelle Schuffenecker
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Affiliation National Reference Center for Arboviruses, Institut Pasteur, Lyon, France
- Thérèse Couderc
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Affiliations Institut Pasteur, Microorganisms and Host Barriers Group, F-75015, Paris, France , Inserm, Equipe Avenir U604, F-75015, Paris, France
- Fernando Arenzana-Seisdedos
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Affiliations Institut Pasteur, Molecular Viral Pathogenesis Unit, F-75015, Paris, France , Inserm U819, F-75015, Paris, France
- Marc Lecuit
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mlecuit@pasteur.fr
¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.
Affiliations Institut Pasteur, Microorganisms and Host Barriers Group, F-75015, Paris, France , Inserm, Equipe Avenir U604, F-75015, Paris, France , Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Necker-Pasteur Center for Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75015, Paris, France
- Pierre-Yves Robillard
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¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.
Affiliation Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pôle Mère-Enfant, Groupe Hospitalier Sud-Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
P. Gérardin, G. Choker, and P.Y. Robillard participated in the clinical management and the data collection for pediatric cases. G. Barau, Y. Lenglet, Y. Touret, and A. Bouveret did the same for parturient women. M. Bintner and S. Blanc performed neuroimaging. H. Randrianaivo performed autopsies on fetuses. A. Michault and K. Le Roux developed the RT-PCR and adapted the IgM serology assays. P. Grivard helped A. Michault with virology. I. Schuffenecker validated the RT-PCR and IgM serology assays. F. Arenzana-Seisdedos helped set up the collaboration between the Institut Pasteur and the GHSR. T. Couderc and M. Lecuit performed the placental and animal model studies. P. Gérardin and P.Y. Robillard designed the study, and reviewed the data for consistency and errors. P. Gérardin, A. Michault, and M. Lecuit analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript with the help of G. Barau and P.Y. Robillard.