Browsing by Subject "RNA Virus Infections"
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Comparison of Test Results for Zika Virus RNA in Urine, Serum, and Saliva Specimens from Persons with Travel-Associated Zika Virus Disease - Florida, 2016
(2016-06)In May 2015, Zika virus was reported to be circulating in Brazil. This was the first identified introduction of the virus in the Region of the Americas. Since that time, Zika virus has rapidly spread throughout the region. ... -
Isolation of infectious zika virus from saliva and prolonged viral RNA shedding in a traveller returning from the dominican republic to Italy, January 2016
(2016-06)A young woman in her 20s was admitted to the Infectious Disease Unit of Venice City Hospital in Italy because of persisting fever (38°C) associated with arthralgia, myalgia, and macular cutaneous rash, that had developed ... -
Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components
(2016-06)The recent Zika virus outbreak highlights the need for low-cost diagnostics that can be rapidly developed for distribution and use in pandemic regions. Here, we report a pipeline for the rapid design, assembly, and validation ... -
Zika virus-associated Guillain-Barre syndrome variant in Haiti
(2016-05)Zika virus is a single-stranded RNA virus (genus Flavivirus) transmitted by the Aedes mosquito and through sexual contact with infected individuals.1,2 Zika virus infection may be asymptomatic or may cause fever, rash, ...