Speech-language-hearing therapists’ perception of orofacial myofunctional changes in subjects with congenital Zika syndrome [PDF]
Revista CEFAC, 2023 Purpose: to investigate the profile of speech-language-hearing therapists from Northeastern Brazil assisting children presented with congenital Zika syndrome and their perception of these children’s orofacial myofunctional aspects and speech-language ...
Paulo Naati Lopes Sobrinho +4 more
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Zika virus outbreak in 19 English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and territories, 2015–2016
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2018 Surveillance for Zika virus was enhanced in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean following emergence of the virus in Brazil in May 2015. The first autochthonous case of Zika in the Caribbean was reported by Suriname in November 2015, and the virus ...
Lorraine Francis +5 more
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After the epidemic: Zika virus projections for Latin America and the Caribbean. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Zika is one of the most challenging emergent vector-borne diseases, yet its future public health impact remains unclear. Zika was of little public health concern until recent reports of its association with congenital syndromes. By 3 August 2017 ∼217,000
Felipe J Colón-González +4 more
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Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes do not support replication of Zika virus [PDF]
, 2017 The rapid spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas raised many questions about the role of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in transmission, in addition to the key role played by the vector Aedes aegypti.
Failloux, Anna-Bella +7 more
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Congenital Zika syndrome is associated with maternal protein malnutrition
Science Advances, 2020 Low-protein diet during pregnancy enhances ZIKV’s ability to produce congenital abnormalities. Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy is associated with a spectrum of developmental impairments known as congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). The prevalence
J. Barbeito-Andrés +27 more
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Zika Virus Testing and Outcomes during Pregnancy, Florida, USA, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Zika virus infection during pregnancy can lead to congenital Zika syndrome. Implementation of screening programs and interpretation of test results can be particularly challenging during ongoing local mosquitoborne transmission.
Colette Shiu +11 more
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Animal models of Zika virus infection, pathogenesis, and immunity [PDF]
, 2017 Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that now causes epidemics affecting millions of people on multiple continents. The virus has received global attention because of some of its unusual epidemiological and clinical features ...
Diamond, Michael S, Morrison, Thomas E
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Zika, chikungunya and dengue: the causes and threats of new and re-emerging arboviral diseases. [PDF]
, 2017 The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors-Zika, chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others-is a cause for international concern. Using as examples Zika, chikungunya and dengue, we
Paixão, Enny S +2 more
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Intraamniotic Zika virus inoculation of pregnant rhesus macaques produces fetal neurologic disease
Nature Communications, 2018 Zika virus infection of pregnant women can cause congenital brain defects. Here, Coffey et al. establish a pregnant rhesus macaque model, using intravenous and intraamniotic route of infection, that reliably reproduces fetal neurologic defects of ...
Lark L. Coffey +29 more
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Dog therapy for children with zika syndrome: perceptions of mothers and professionals [PDF]
Revista Gaúcha de EnfermagemObjective: To assess the perceptions of mothers and health professionals about the dog-assisted therapy for children with congenital Zika Virus syndrome.
Tarciane Marinho Albuquerque de Vasconcellos Cruz +5 more
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