Neuropathology of Zika Virus Infection [PDF]
Journal of Neuroinfectious Diseases, 2016 Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family that had been associated only with mild disease prior to the 2015 outbreak in Brazil. A dramatic increase in reported cases of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome during this time prompted significant research into possible associations with ZIKV and its neurotropic properties.
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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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Differentiation enhances Zika virus infection of neuronal brain cells. [PDF]
, 2018 Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging, mosquito-borne pathogen associated with a widespread 2015-2016 epidemic in the Western Hemisphere and a proven cause of microcephaly and other fetal brain defects in infants born to infected mothers. ZIKV infections have
Bouquet, Jerome +6 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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Vector competence of Aedes aegypti, Culex tarsalis, and Culex quinquefasciatus from California for Zika virus. [PDF]
, 2018 Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged since 2013 as a significant global human health threat following outbreaks in the Pacific Islands and rapid spread throughout South and Central America.
Barker, Christopher M +9 more
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An update on Zika virus infection [PDF]
The Lancet, 2017 The epidemic history of Zika virus began in 2007, with its emergence in Yap Island in the western Pacific, followed in 2013-14 by a larger epidemic in French Polynesia, south Pacific, where the first severe complications and non-vector-borne transmission of the virus were reported. Zika virus emerged in Brazil in 2015 and was declared a national public
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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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Mechanisms of Infection in Zika Virus
Pathogens, 2023 Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947, then was essentially neglected for six decades [...]
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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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