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Zika virus: New clinical syndromes and its emergence in the western hemisphere [PDF]

, 2016
Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus into the spotlight as causing an infection of global public health concern.
Brazilian Medical Genetics Society–Zika Embryopathy Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Cross Consortium, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Helen M. Lazear, Michael S. Diamond, T. C. Pierson   +9 more
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Experimental Zika Virus Infection in the Pregnant Common Marmoset Induces Spontaneous Fetal Loss and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities. [PDF]

, 2018
During its most recent outbreak across the Americas, Zika virus (ZIKV) was surprisingly shown to cause fetal loss and congenital malformations in acutely and chronically infected pregnant women.
Aagaard, Kjersti M, Castro, Eumenia CC, Chiu, Charles Y, Giavedoni, Luis, Hodara, Vida L, Layne-Colon, Donna, Li, Tony, Martyn, Calla, Parodi, Laura M, Patterson, Jean L, Reyes, Kevin, Rutherford, Julienne, Seferovic, Maxim, Suter, Melissa A, Sánchez-San Martín, Claudia, Tamhankar, Manasi, Tardif, Suzette D, Yagi, Shigeo   +17 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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Cost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate: a case study for Colombia [PDF]

, 2018
Background: A number of Zika vaccine platforms are currently being investigated, some of which have entered clinical trials. We sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate under the WHO Vaccine Target Product Profile ...
Moghadas, Seyed, Shoukat, Affan, Vilches, Thomas   +2 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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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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Persistent Zika Virus Detection in Semen in a Traveler Returning to the United Kingdom from Brazil, 2016. [PDF]

, 2017
Zika virus is normally transmitted by mosquitos, but cases of sexual transmission have been reported. We describe a patient with symptomatic Zika virus infection in whom the virus was detected in semen for 92 days.
Checkley, Anna M, Gaskell, Katherine M, Houlihan, Catherine, Nastouli, Eleni   +3 more
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Infection-control knowledge, attitude, practice, and risk perception of occupational exposure to Zika virus among nursing students in Korea: A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2018
Background: As the number of patients with Zika virus infection increases worldwide, nursing students who conduct clinical practice in hospitals tend to at risk of Zika virus infection.
Jeong Sil Choi, Kyung M. Kim
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Use of Urea Wash ELISA to Distinguish Zika and Dengue Virus Infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Serologic testing remains crucial for Zika virus diagnosis. We found that urea wash in a Zika virus nonstructural protein 1 IgG ELISA distinguishes secondary dengue virus infection from Zika virus infection with previous dengue (sensitivity 87.5 ...
Wen-Yang Tsai, Han Ha Youn, Jasmine Tyson, Carlos Brites, Jih-Jin Tsai, Celia Pedroso, Jan Felix Drexler, Angel Balmaseda, Eva Harris, Wei-Kung Wang   +9 more
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