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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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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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A neonatal nonhuman primate model of gestational Zika virus infection with evidence of microencephaly, seizures and cardiomyopathy.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage and with a broad spectrum of fetal and neonatal developmental abnormalities collectively known as congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). Symptomology of CZS includes malformations of the brain
Rosemary J Steinbach, Nicole N Haese, Jessica L Smith, Lois M A Colgin, Rhonda P MacAllister, Justin M Greene, Christopher J Parkins, J Beth Kempton, Edward Porsov, Xiaojie Wang, Lauren M Renner, Trevor J McGill, Brandy L Dozier, Craig N Kreklywich, Takeshi F Andoh, Marjorie R Grafe, Heidi L Pecoraro, Travis Hodge, Robert M Friedman, Lisa A Houser, Terry K Morgan, Peter Stenzel, Jonathan R Lindner, Robert L Schelonka, Jonah B Sacha, Victoria H J Roberts, Martha Neuringer, John V Brigande, Christopher D Kroenke, Antonio E Frias, Anne D Lewis, Meredith A Kelleher, Alec J Hirsch, Daniel Neal Streblow   +33 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, Yssel, Hans, Missé, Dorothée   +2 more
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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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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, Francisco Gutiérrez García, Manuel Ramirez Nodal, Alfredo Ruiz Lozano, Carlos R. Pérez Díaz, Anaika González Valdés, Luis Gonzalez Alvarez   +6 more
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Microcephaly and Zika virus infection

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba, 2018
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Epidemiology of Zika Virus Infection [PDF]

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Long known to be endemic in Africa and Southeast Asia and a rare cause of acute febrile illness, Zika virus (ZIKAV) arose from obscurity when an Asian genotype ZIKAV caused an outbreak of mild febrile illness in 2007 in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Susan L, Hills, Marc, Fischer, Lyle R, Petersen   +2 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, Rodion Gorchakov, Anna R. Carlson, Rebecca Berry, Lilin Lai, Muktha Natrajan, Melissa N. Garcia, Armando Correa, Shital M. Patel, Kjersti Aagaard, Mark J. Mulligan   +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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