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Pathogenesis of Zika Virus Infection

open access: yesAnnual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease, 2023
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging virus from the Flaviviridae family that is transmitted to humans by mosquito vectors and represents an important health problem. Infections in pregnant women are of major concern because of potential devastating consequences during pregnancy and have been associated with microcephaly in newborns.
Giraldo, Maria I.   +2 more
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Management of infection by the Zika virus [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2016
A panel of national experts was convened by the Brazilian Infectious Diseases Society in order to organize the national recommendations for the management of zika virus infection. The focus of this document is the diagnosis, both clinical and laboratorial, and appropriate treatment of the diverse manifestations of this infection, ranging from acute ...
Falcao, Melissa Barreto   +16 more
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Zika virus infections

open access: yesMédecine et Santé Tropicales, 2016
Since its discovery in 1947 in Uganda, the Zika virus (ZIKV) remained in the shadows emerging in 2007 in Micronesia, where hundreds of dengue-like syndromes were reported. Then, in 2013-2014, it was rife in French Polynesia, where the first neurological effects were observed.
de Laval, Franck   +5 more
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The zika virus individual participant data consortium: A global initiative to estimate the effects of exposure to zika virus during pregnancy on adverse fetal, infant, and child health outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This commentary describes the creation of the Zika Virus Individual Participant Data Consortium, a global collaboration to address outstanding questions in Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemiology through conducting an individual participant data meta-analysis ...
Benedetti, A. (A.)   +125 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

open access: yesJournal 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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Zika Virus Infection, Basic and Clinical Aspects: A Review Article

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2019
Background: Zika virus infection has recently attracted the attention of medical community. While clinical manifestations of the infection in adult cases are not severe and disease is not associated with high mortality rates, Zika virus infection can ...
Farshid NOORBAKHSH   +10 more
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Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy and Effects on Early Childhood Development, French Polynesia, 2013–2016

open access: yesEmerging 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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Zika virus infection – a new epidemic threat [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Zika virus, like dengue and yellow fever viruses, is an RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family. The virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.
Kuchar, Ernest   +3 more
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Inactivation of Zika virus in human breast milk by prolonged storage or pasteurization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Zika virus infection during pregnancy poses a serious risk for pregnant women as it can cause severe birth defects. Even though the virus is mainly transmitted via mosquitos, human-to-human transmission has been described. Infectious viral particles have
Steinmann, E   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

A new reportable disease is born: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control's response to emerging Zika virus infection

open access: yesJournal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2016
Zika virus infection, usually a mild disease transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitos, has been reported to be possibly associated with microcephaly and neurologic complications.
Angela Song-En Huang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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