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Workplace Health & Safety, 2016 Zika virus (ZIKV) infections are the latest global public health emergency. Occupational health nurses can protect society by educating workers, women of childbearing age, and others traveling in ZIKV-infected areas about prevention strategies.
Jennan A, Phillips, Anavernyel, Neyland
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Zika virus infection – a new epidemic threat [PDF]
Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna, 2016 Zika virus, like dengue and yellow fever viruses, is an RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family. The virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared Zika virus a Public Health Emergency of International
Dominika Pomorska, Ernest Kuchar
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Zika Virus and Host Interactions [PDF]
, 2021 Zika virus (ZIKV), one of the flavivirus family members transmitted by mosquitos, was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO in February 2016 because of clusters of newborn microcephaly cases and other neurological ...
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Zika virus and microcephaly [PDF]
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2016 Before 2015, Zika virus, a mosquito-transmitted flavivirus endemic to Africa and Southeast Asia, was thought to cause only a mild, self-limiting dengue-like illness. First discovered in 1947 in Uganda, the virus became epidemic in the Pacific islands 10 years ago.
Michelle A, Barton, Marina I, Salvadori
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Zika virus and Zika fever [PDF]
Virologica Sinica, 2016 An emerging mosquito-borne arbovirus named Zika virus (ZIKV), of the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus, is becoming a global health threat. ZIKV infection was long neglected due to its sporadic nature and mild symptoms. However, recently, with its rapid spread from Asia to the Americas, affecting more than 30 countries, accumulating evidences ...
Zhaoyang, Wang, Peigang, Wang, Jing, An
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The immunology of Zika Virus [PDF]
F1000Research, 2018 Zika virus (ZIKV) was initially thought to cause only mild, self-limiting symptoms. However, recent outbreaks have been associated with the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barré syndrome and causally linked to a congenital malformation known as microcephaly. This has led to an urgent need for a safe and effective vaccine.
Culshaw, A +2 more
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A comprehensive review of Zika virus infection
The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, 2018 Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is becoming a new global threat. Currently, serologic (ELISA) and molecular (RT-PCR) testing make the diagnosis of Zika virus infection.
Ahmad Tavakoli +6 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Background: There is an urgent need to understand the complex relationship between cross-reactive anti-viral immunity, disease susceptibility, and severity in the face of differential exposure to related, circulating Flaviviruses.
Catherine J. Reynolds +12 more
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Case Series of Laboratory-Associated Zika Virus Disease, United States, 2016–2019
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Zika virus diagnostic testing and laboratory research increased considerably when Zika virus began spreading through the Americas in 2015, increasing the risk for potential Zika virus exposure of laboratory workers and biomedical researchers. We report 4
Susan L. Hills +15 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Congenital Zika virus syndrome consists of a large spectrum of neurologic abnormalities seen in infants infected with Zika virus in utero. However, little is known about the effects of Zika virus intrauterine infection on the neurocognitive development ...
Lorenzo Subissi +17 more
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