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Zika virus disease

Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2017
The Zika virus is an arbovirus belonging to the virus family Flaviviridae. The virus was isolated in 1947 from a rhesus monkey in the Zika Forest of Uganda. The virus causes sporadic mild human infections in Africa and later in Asia.
Adel I Al-Afaleq
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Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection

Science immunology, 2018
After Zika virus infection, fetal type I interferon signaling is responsible for abnormal placental development and fetal resorption. The interferon boomerang Interferon-α/β receptor (IFNAR)–deficient mice are highly susceptible to viruses, including ...
L. Yockey, K. Jurado, N. Arora, Alon Millet, Tasfia Rakib, K. M. Milano, Andrew K. Hastings, E. Fikrig, Y. Kong, T. Horvath, S. Weatherbee, H. Kliman, C. Coyne, A. Iwasaki   +13 more
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JMX0207, a niclosamide derivative with improved pharmacokinetics, suppresses Zika virus infection both in vitro and in vivo.

ACS Infectious Diseases, 2020
Flaviviruses causes significant human disease. Recent outbreaks of the Zika virus highlight the need to develop effective therapies for this class of viruses.
Zhong Li, Jimin Xu, Y. Lang, Xiaoyu Fan, L. Kuo, Lianna Y. D’Brant, Saiyang Hu, S. Samrat, Nicole Trudeau, Anil M. Tharappel, Natasha Rugenstein, C. A. Koetzner, Jing Zhang, Haiying Chen, L. Kramer, D. Butler, Qing-Yu Zhang, Jia Zhou, Hongmin Li   +18 more
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Progress in Surface Plasmon and Other Resonance Biosensors for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This is the shortened version: Recent advancements in surface plasmon resonance and other optical resonance biosensors for biomedical applications are presented. Advanced sensing strategies are examined for the detection of diverse analytes, integration of nanomaterials and machine learning, and emerging nonplasmonic modes like guided mode resonance ...
Faten Bashar Kamal Eddin, Houxin Fan, Zhenchao Liu, Paolo Donati, Youssef Amin, Yap Wing Fen, Junbo Liang, Pier Paolo Pompa, Sailing He   +8 more
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Clinical Trials and Administration of Zika Virus Vaccine in Pregnant Women: Lessons (that Should Have Been) Learned from Excluding Immunization with the Ebola Vaccine during Pregnancy and Lactation

Vaccines, 2018
As evidenced from recent epidemics, both Ebola and Zika virus infection are potentially catastrophic when occurring in pregnant women. Ebola virus causes extremely high rates of mortality in both mothers and infants; Zika virus is a TORCH infection that ...
David A. Schwartz
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Zika virus infection in Nicaraguan households [PDF]

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection recently caused major epidemics in the Americas and is linked to congenital birth defects and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. A pilot study of ZIKV infection in Nicaraguan households was conducted from August 31 to October 21, 2016, in Managua, Nicaragua.
Raquel Burger-Calderon, Karla Gonzalez, Sergio Ojeda, José Victor Zambrana, Nery Sanchez, Cristhiam Cerpas Cruz, Harold Suazo Laguna, Fausto Bustos, Miguel Plazaola, Brenda Lopez Mercado, Douglas Elizondo, Sonia Arguello, Jairo Carey Monterrey, Andrea Nuñez, Josefina Coloma, Jesse J. Waggoner, Aubree Gordon, Guillermina Kuan, Angel Balmaseda, Eva Harris   +19 more
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Integrated dataset for air travel and reported Zika virus cases in Colombia (Data and Resources Paper) [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
This open-access dataset provides consistent records of air travel volumes between 205 airport catchments in Colombia and the associated number of reported human cases of Zika virus within these catchments during the arbovirus outbreak between October 2015 and September 2016.
arxiv  

Insights into the Dynamics and Binding Mechanisms of the Alkhumra Virus NS2B/NS3 Protease: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Advanced Theory and Simulations, EarlyView.
The ΔRMSF$\Delta {\rm RMSF}$ analysis reveals significant flexibility differences between free NS3 and the NS2B/NS3 complex, with notable deviations in specific regions. Key residues driving NS2B binding are identified, and the protonation state of catalytic serine affects oxyanion hole formation.
Jurica Novak, Shivananda Kandagalla, Ramesh Sistla   +2 more
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Family Planning in the Sierra Leone Ebola Outbreak: Women's Proximal and Distal Reasoning

Studies in Family Planning, Volume 53, Issue 4, Page 575-593, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Sierra Leone was highly impacted by the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, with 3,955 recorded deaths. Already stressed maternal health services were deeply affected by the outbreak due to fears of viral transmission, reallocation of maternity staff, and broader policies to stop transmission including travel restrictions.
Gillian McKay, Luisa Enria, Sara L. Nam, Maseray Fofanah, Suliaman Gbonnie Conteh, Shelley Lees   +5 more
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ZIKA VIRUS: A REVIEW FROM THE VIRUS BASICS TO PROPOSED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2016
This review aims to summarize the body of knowledge available on Zika virus to date. A comprehensive review of the scientific literature on Zika virus was performed with the aim to stress relevant aspects for healthcare professionals in non-endemic area.
Lorenzo Zammarchi, Michele Spinicci, Michele Spinicci, Alessandro Bartoloni, Alessandro Bartoloni   +4 more
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