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Clinical relevance of Zika symptoms in the context of a Zika Dengue epidemic
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020 Background: The clinical characteristics of the most frequent arbovirosis (Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya) are very similar, which is a diagnostic challenge for clinicians.
Humberto Guanche Garcell +6 more
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Zika virus infection: an update
Microbes and Infection, 2019 Since the ZIKV outbreak in Brazil in 2015, the scientific community has joined efforts to gather more information on the epidemiology, clinical features and pathogenicity of the virus. Here, we summarize the most important advances made recently and discuss promising, innovative approaches to understand and control ZIKV infection.
Ferraris, Pauline +2 more
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Preconceptual Zika virus asymptomatic infection protects against secondary prenatal infection.
PLoS Pathogens, 2017 Pregnant women, and their fetal offspring, are uniquely susceptible to Zika virus and other microbial pathogens capable of congenital fetal infection.
Lucien H Turner +7 more
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Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus in Vaginal Secretions and Whole Blood
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Infection with Zika virus is an emerging public health crisis. We observed prolonged detection of virus RNA in vaginal mucosal swab specimens and whole blood for a US traveler with acute Zika virus infection who had visited Honduras.
Kristy O. Murray +10 more
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The long-term neurological consequences of congenital Zika Syndrome to Zika-Infected maternal during pregnancy - A narrative review [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2023 Background. Congenital Zika Syndrome presents a significant public health concern, particularly due to its association with severe neurological complications in infants born to maternal infected with the Zika virus during pregnancy. This article offers a
Astrit M. Gashi
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Impact of flavivirus vaccine-induced immunity on primary Zika virus antibody response in humans.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BackgroundZika virus has recently spread to South- and Central America, causing congenital birth defects and neurological complications. Many people at risk are flavivirus pre-immune due to prior infections with other flaviviruses (e.g.
Stefan Malafa +14 more
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Prenatal Ultrasound Findings of Pregnancy Associated with Zika Virus Infection
Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2016 The outbreak of Zika virus followed by an increase in cases of fetal microcephaly in Brazil in 2015 has raised the concern of the association of Zika virus infection with fetal microcephaly and other central nervous system (CNS) malformations.
Yen-Ni Chen +3 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 +5 more
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Health Services Insights, 2020 Background: Zika fever is a mosquito-borne disease with global health concern. It has been underreported or misdiagnosed due to its unspecific clinical manifestations, including mild-influenza like and subclinical symptoms.
Kah Yee Lim, Hong-Wai Tham
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Presence and Persistence of Zika Virus RNA in Semen, United Kingdom, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Zika virus RNA has been detected in semen collected several months after onset of symptoms of infection. Given the potential for sexual transmission of Zika virus and for serious fetal abnormalities resulting from infection during pregnancy, information ...
Barry Atkinson +7 more
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