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Positive IgM for Zika virus in the cerebrospinal fluid of 30 neonates with microcephaly in Brazil
Cordeiro, Marli Tenorio; Pena, Lindomar J; Brito, Carlos A; et al. (2016-06)The epidemic of microcephaly in Brazil has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO.1 The declaration states that a causal relationship between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and ... -
Type III Interferons Produced by Human Placental Trophoblasts Confer Protection against Zika Virus Infection
Bayer, Avraham; Lennemann, Nicholas J.; Ouyang, Yingshi; et al. (2016-06)During mammalian pregnancy, the placenta acts as a barrier between the maternal and fetal compartments. The recently observed association between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during human pregnancy and fetal microcephaly ...