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Preschool neurodevelopment in Zika virus-exposed children without congenital Zika syndrome. [PDF]

open access: yesPediatr Res, 2023
Children with in utero Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure without congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) are at risk for abnormal neurodevelopment. Preschool-age outcomes for children with antenatal ZIKV exposure have not yet been established.Children with in utero ZIKV exposure and non-exposed controls had neurodevelopmental evaluations at age 3-5 years in ...
Mulkey SB   +14 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Case Report: Congenital Arthrogryposis and Unilateral Absences of Distal Arm in Congenital Zika Syndrome

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2021
Zika virus was recognized as a teratogen in 2015, when prenatal Zika infection was associated with neonatal microcephaly. The transmission, virulence, tropism, and consequences of Zika virus infection during pregnancy are currently studied.
Silvina Noemí Contreras-Capetillo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental care for children with Congenital Zika Syndrome

open access: yesRGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia, 2020
There was a large increase in the number of newborns with microcephaly in Brazil between 2015 and 2017, mainly in the Northeast. This increase was associated with intrauterine Zika virus infection, which causes a congenital syndrome characterized by ...
Rafaella Máximo Pereira de SIQUEIRA   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Zika Virus Infection in the Pregnant Common Marmoset Induces Spontaneous Fetal Loss and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
During its most recent outbreak across the Americas, Zika virus (ZIKV) was surprisingly shown to cause fetal loss and congenital malformations in acutely and chronically infected pregnant women.
Aagaard, Kjersti M   +17 more
core   +2 more sources

Hearing and communicative skills in the first years of life in children with congenital Zika syndrome

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction: Microcephaly is recognized as one of the main consequences of congenital Zika syndrome, but other serious problems such as global hypertonia, irritability, excessive crying, swallowing disorders, seizures, visual impairment and ...
Lucianna Cabral de Almeida   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zika virus: New clinical syndromes and its emergence in the western hemisphere [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus into the spotlight as causing an infection of global public health concern.
Brazilian Medical Genetics Society–Zika Embryopathy Task Force   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Cost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate: a case study for Colombia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: A number of Zika vaccine platforms are currently being investigated, some of which have entered clinical trials. We sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate under the WHO Vaccine Target Product Profile ...
Moghadas, Seyed   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy in Infants with Congenital Zika Syndrome

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Since the first identification of neonatal microcephaly cases associated with congenital Zika virus infection in Brazil in 2015, a distinctive constellation of clinical features of congenital Zika syndrome has been described.
Nipunie S. Rajapakse   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of microcephaly: the Latin American Network of Congenital Malformations 2010–2017

open access: yesBMJ Paediatrics Open, 2021
Objective The Latin American Network of Congenital Malformations: ReLAMC was established in 2017 to provide accurate congenital anomaly surveillance. This study used data from ReLAMC registries to quantify the prevalence of microcephaly from 2010 to 2017
Helen Dolk   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blocking Zika virus vertical transmission. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The outbreak of the Zika virus (ZIKV) has been associated with increased incidence of congenital malformations. Although recent efforts have focused on vaccine development, treatments for infected individuals are needed urgently. Sofosbuvir (SOF), an FDA-
Beltrão-Braga, Patricia CB   +23 more
core   +2 more sources

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