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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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Requests for Abortion in Latin America Related to Concern about Zika Virus Exposure [PDF]
, 2016 With the rapid emergence of Zika virus throughout Latin America and its association with microcephaly, requests for access to abortion medications through online telemedicine have increased in countries where access to safe abortion is not universally ...
Aiken, Abigail R.A. +5 more
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How do medical researchers make causal inferences? [PDF]
, 2019 Bradford Hill (1965) highlighted nine aspects of the complex evidential situation a medical researcher faces when determining whether a causal relation exists between a disease and various conditions associated with it.
Dammann, Olaf +2 more
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Zika virus infection in semen: Effect on human reproduction [PDF]
, 2017 Unique among vector-borne flaviviruses, Zika virus can infect testis and male genital tract, can persist in semen for months after symptoms onset, and be sexually transmitted.
Barzon, Luisa +2 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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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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Whole-Blood Testing for Diagnosis of Acute Zika Virus Infections in Routine Diagnostic Setting
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 We evaluated the benefit of whole blood versus plasma to detect acute Zika virus infections. Comparison of Zika virus quantitative reverse transcription PCR results in single timepoint whole blood–plasma pairs from 227 patients with suspected Zika virus ...
Jolanda J.C. Voermans +6 more
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Examining Zika Virus: Transmission, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention [PDF]
, 2020 The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that was first isolated in Uganda in 1947 and has since caused outbreaks in many parts of the world. It has multiple routes of transmission and may cause acute illness and death if not treated.
Taybeh, Noura
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