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Rapid spread of an ongoing outbreak of Zika virus disease in pregnant women in a Mexican hospital

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
In the first nine weeks of implementation of a Zika Virus Preparedness Plan in a Mexican Public Hospital, we cared for 221 pregnant women with any signal or symptom suggesting Zika virus infection and 99 (44.8%) patients were found to be positive for ...
Elvira Garza-González, Soraya Mendoza-Olazarán, Raúl Roman-Campos, Ricardo Téllez-Marroquín, Donato Saldívar-Rodríguez, Juan A. Soria-López, Abel Guzman, Samantha Flores-Treviño, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz   +8 more
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Searching for the best real-time RT-PCRs to detect Zika virus infections: the importance of comparing several protocols

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2018
Clinical manifestations of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya virus infections are very similar, making it difficult to reach a diagnosis based only on clinical grounds.
F.M. de Moraes, D.L.A. Espósito, T.M. Klein, B.A.L. da Fonseca   +3 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, Shelly-Ann Hunte, Ann Marie Valadere, Karen Polson-Edwards, Virginia Asin-Oostburg, C. James Hospedales   +5 more
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Performance of 2 Commercial Serologic Tests for Diagnosing Zika Virus Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Reliable serologic tests are needed for diagnosis and surveillance of Zika virus infection. We evaluated the Euroimmun and Dia.Pro serologic tests for detection of Zika virus IgM and IgG by using a panel of 199 samples from a region endemic for ...
Séverine Matheus, Cheikh Talla, Bhety Labeau, Franck de Laval, Sébastien Briolant, Lena Berthelot, Muriel Vray, Dominique Rousset   +7 more
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High Infection Rates for Adult Macaques after Intravaginal or Intrarectal Inoculation with Zika Virus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Unprotected sexual intercourse between persons residing in or traveling from regions with Zika virus transmission is a risk factor for infection. To model risk for infection after sexual intercourse, we inoculated rhesus and cynomolgus macaques with Zika
Andrew D. Haddow, Aysegul Nalca, Franco D. Rossi, Lynn J. Miller, Michael R. Wiley, Unai Perez-Sautu, Samuel C. Washington, Sarah L. Norris, Suzanne E. Wollen-Roberts, Joshua D. Shamblin, Adrienne E. Kimmel, Holly A. Bloomfield, Stephanie M. Valdez, Thomas R. Sprague, Lucia M. Principe, Stephanie A. Bellanca, Stephanie S. Cinkovich, Luis Lugo-Roman, Lisa H. Cazares, William D. Pratt, Gustavo Palacios, Sina Bavari, M. Louise Pitt, Farooq Nasar   +23 more
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Kunjin Virus, Zika Virus, and Yellow Fever Virus Infections Have Distinct Effects on the Coding Transcriptome and Proteome of Brain-Derived U87 Cells. [PDF]

Viruses, 2023
Brand C, Deschamps-Francoeur G, Bullard-Feibelman KM, Scott MS, Geiss BJ, Bisaillon M.   +5 more
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Molecular mimicry between Zika virus and central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disorders: the role of NS5 Zika virus epitope and PLP autoantigens. [PDF]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 2023
França LC, Fontes-Dantas FL, Garcia DG, de Araújo AD, da Costa Gonçalves JP, Rêgo CCDS, da Silva EV, do Nascimento OJM, Lopes FCR, Herlinger AL, de Aguiar RS, da Costa Ferreira Junior O, Figueira FFA, de Souza JPBM, De Mesquita JF, Alves-Leon SV.   +15 more
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Inner retinal vasculopathy in Zika virus disease

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018
Purpose: Zika virus infection is associated with vision-threatening ocular complications including uveitis and outer retinopathy. The aim of this report is to describe a case of an adult patient with serologically confirmed Zika infection who presented ...
Mandeep S. Singh, Maria Carolina Marquezan, Revaz Omiadze, Ashvini K. Reddy, Rubens Belfort, Jr., William N. May   +5 more
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women of childbearing age testing negative for Zika virus in Kentucky, 2016

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
Because infection with Zika virus during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other birth defects, women of childbearing age are an important population for targeting of Zika-related public health messaging.
Kristen Heitzinger, Douglas A. Thoroughman, Kimberly A. Porter   +2 more
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Development and validation of a vero cell-based suspension method for the detection of Zika virus. [PDF]

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica, 2023
Popuche D, Huaman A, Loyola S, Silva M, Jenkins SA, Guevara C.   +5 more
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