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Interferon lambda protects the female reproductive tract against Zika virus infection [PDF]

, 2019
Zika virus infections can cause devastating congenital birth defects but the underlying interactions with the host immune system are not well understood.
Arora, Nitin, Artyomov, Maxim N., Caine, Elizabeth A., Coyne, Carolyn B., Diamond, Michael S., Moley, Kelle H., Scheaffer, Suzanne M., Zaitsev, Konstantin   +7 more
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Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy and Effects on Early Childhood Development, French Polynesia, 2013–2016

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, Timothée Dub, Marianne Besnard, Teheipuaura Mariteragi-Helle, Tuxuan Nhan, Delphine Lutringer-Magnin, Philippe Barboza, Céline Gurry, Pauline Brindel, Eric J. Nilles, David Baud, Angela Merianos, Didier Musso, Judith R. Glynn, Gilles Dupuis, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau, Marine Giard, Henri-Pierre Mallet   +17 more
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The Brazilian Zika virus strain causes birth defects in experimental models

Nature, 2016
Zika virus infection has been linked to an increase in the number of infants born with microcephaly in Brazil, but direct experimental proof that Zika virus causes birth defects was lacking. Here Alysson Muotri and colleagues show that the Brazilian Zika
Fernanda R. Cugola, I. Fernandes, F. B. Russo, Beatriz C. Freitas, João Leonardo Rodrigues Mendonça Dias, Katia P. Guimarães, C. Benazzato, N. Almeida, G. C. Pignatari, Sarah Romero, C. M. Polonio, I. Cunha, C. L. Freitas, W. Brandão, C. Rossato, David A G Andrade, D. Faria, A. T. Garcez, Carlos Alberto Buchpigel, C. Braconi, E. Mendes, A. Sall, P. Zanotto, J. Peron, A. Muotri, Patricia C B Beltrão-Braga   +25 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, Suzan D. Pas,, Anne van der Linden, Corine GeurtsvanKessel, Marion Koopmans, Annemiek van der Eijk, Chantal B.E.M. Reusken   +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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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, Lavezzo, Enrico, Pal\ue3\ub9, Giorgio   +2 more
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Zika Virus Outbreak, Bahia, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
To the Editor: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus related to yellow fever virus, dengue virus (DENV), and West Nile virus (WNV). It is a single-stranded positive RNA virus (10,794-nt genome) that is closely related to the Spondweni virus ...
G. Campos, A. Bandeira, S. Sardi
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Infectious causes of microcephaly: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. [PDF]

, 2017
Microcephaly is an important sign of neurological malformation and a predictor of future disability. The 2015-16 outbreak of Zika virus and congenital Zika infection brought the world's attention to links between Zika infection and microcephaly. However,
Abdel Razek, Adams Waldorf, Alanen, Alanen, Alasdair Bamford, Andrew J Copp, Ashwal, Aubry, Barefoot, Barkovich, Best, Bharucha, Brasil, Braun, Britt, Britto, Buchman, Calvet, Cannon, Capobiango, Cauchemez, Cheeran, Chen, Chenn, Coelho, Cooper, Cortina-Borja, Cugola, D'Aiuto, Daffos, Dang, Dard, Delan Devakumar, Dolk, Dollard, Dreher, Driggers, Duffy, Feldman, França, Garcez, Givens, Graham, Groce, Hamel, Heinonen, Holt, Hu, Hughes, Hutto, Ibrahim Abubakar, Johansson, Johnson, Jonathan Broad, Jones, Judith Breuer, Kenneson, Khamduang, Kimberlin, Kimberlin, Kimberlin, Kimberlin, Kimberlin, Klein, Krauss, Lafaille, Lancaster, Laura C Rodrigues, Lazar, Lazzarotto, Lee, Leruez-Ville, Leviton, Li, Li, Lipitz, Looker, Looker, Luo, Manicklal, Marcelo U Ferreira, Marly A Cardoso, Marquez, Marthiens, McAuley, McLeod, Melo, Mendelson, Miller, Mitra, Mlakar, Montoya, Moore, Morris, Nguyen, Nora Groce, Nowakowski, Noyola, O'Rahilly, Odeberg, Oliveira Melo, Onorati, Ornoy, Palmer, Pandolfi, Pass, Passemard, Paula Alexandre, Petersen, Petersen, Picone, Pillai, Pinninti, Plotkin, Qian, Reef, Reynolds, Richard E Rosch, Rolland, Rorke, Rorman, Sabin, Sahara, Schoenfisch, Schuler-Faccini, Seo, Shah, Sheevani, Silasi, Szabó, Tang, Tenter, Thiebaut, Tondury, Torgerson, Ventura, Victora, Villar, von der Hagen, Vynnycky, Waddell, Webster, Wells, Wikan, Woods, Woods, Wu, Yamin   +147 more
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Transmission of Zika virus by dendritic cell subsets in skin and vaginal mucosa

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Zika virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family that has caused recent outbreaks associated with neurological malformations. Transmission of Zika virus occurs primarily via mosquito bite but also via sexual contact. Dendritic cells (DCs) and Langerhans
Julia Eder, Julia Eder, Esther Zijlstra-Willems, Gerrit Koen, Neeltje A. Kootstra, Neeltje A. Kootstra, Katja C. Wolthers, Teunis B. Geijtenbeek, Teunis B. Geijtenbeek   +8 more
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Zika Virus and Global Health Security [PDF]

, 2016
Americans are largely apathetic about the risks of Zika virus and Congress cannot agree on preparedness funding. Strategies to counter the spread of Zika by the World Health Organisation (WHO) grossly underestimate the disease’s impact.
Gostin, Lawrence O., Hodge, James G., Jr.   +1 more
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