Browsing Resources in English by Subject "Zika Virus"
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Comparative Studies of some African Arboviruses in Cell Culture and in Mice
(2014)Twenty African arboviruses, five alphaviruses, nine flaviviruses, three Bunyamwera Group viruses, two Bwamba Group viruses and one ungrouped virus were titrated in parallel in 11 cell systems, in suckling mice and adult ... -
Comparison by electron microscopy of the Ntaya and Zika viruses
(1953)Swiss albino mice were inoculated with Ntaya and Zika virus strains. Concentrated suspension of the brains and cords of the mice were prepared and examined with the electron microscope. The Ntaya virus preparations showed ... -
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. ... -
Complete coding sequence of zika virus from a French polynesia outbreak in 2013
(2014)Zika virus is an arthropod-borne Flavivirus member of the Spondweni serocomplex, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. We report here the complete coding sequence of a Zika virus strain belonging to the Asian lineage, isolated ... -
Complete coding sequence of Zika virus from Martinique outbreak in 2015
(2016-06)Zika virus is an Aedes-borne Flavivirus causing fever, arthralgia, myalgia rash, associated with Guillain–Barré syndrome and suspected to induce microcephaly in the fetus. We report here the complete coding sequence of the ... -
Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Virus from the First Imported Case in Mainland China
(2016-06)The first case of Zika virus infection was identified in a Chinese traveler returning from Venezuela in February 2016. This report describes the complete genome sequence of Zika virus from the first imported case in China. ... -
Complete Genome Sequences of Five Zika Virus Isolates
(2016-06)Zika virus is an emerging human pathogen of great concern due to putative links to microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome. Here, we report the complete genomes, including the 5' and 3' untranslated regions, of five Zika ... -
Complete Genome Sequences of Zika Virus Strains Isolated from the Blood of Patients in Thailand in 2014 and the Philippines in 2012
(2016-06)Here, we present the complete genome sequences of two Zika virus (ZIKV) strains, Zika virus/Homo sapiens-tc/THA/2014/SV0127-14 and Zika virus/H. sapiens-tc/PHL/2012/CPC-0740, isolated from the blood of patients collected ... -
Computed Tomographic Findings in Microcephaly Associated with Zika Virus
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.1 Starting in May 2015, an outbreak of ZIKV infection has been reported in Brazil in association with an increasing ... -
Concept note on Zika virus disease: a proposal for a case control study in Zambia
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Concurrent malaria and arbovirus infections in Kedougou, southeastern Senegal
(2016)Background: Malaria is one of the leading causes of acute febrile illness (AFI) in Africa. With the advent of malaria rapid diagnostic tests, misdiagnosis and co-morbidity with other diseases has been highlighted by an ... -
Concurrent outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections – an unprecedented epidemic wave of mosquito-borne viruses in the Pacific 2012–2014
(2014)Since January 2012, the Pacific Region has experienced 28 new documented outbreaks and circulation of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. These mosquito-borne disease epidemics seem to become more frequent and diverse, and ... -
Congenital cerebral malformations and dysfunction in fetuses and newborns following the 2013 to 2014 Zika virus epidemic in French Polynesia
(2016-06)A Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in French Polynesia from October 2013 to March 2014 resulted in 8,750 suspected cases reported through the general practitioners-based (25 to 45 sentinel practitioners) sentinel surveillance ... -
Congenital neural tube defects evaluation in newborns with prenatal Zika virus infection
(2016-06)Introduction: Neural Tube Defects (NTD) occurrence depends of genetic or environmental causes, as ilicit or medical drug use, vitamin insuficiency or gestational infections. Acquired microcephaly is presumed to result from ... -
Congenital Zika syndrome with arthrogryposis: retrospective case series study
(2016-08)OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical, radiological, and electromyographic features in a series of children with joint contractures (arthrogryposis) associated with congenital infection presumably caused by Zika ... -
Congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil: a case series of the first 1501 livebirths with complete investigation
(2016-06)In November, 2015, an epidemic of microcephaly was reported in Brazil, which was later attributed to congenital Zika virus infection. 7830 suspected cases had been reported to the Brazilian Ministry of Health by June 4, ... -
Contraceptive Use Among Nonpregnant and Postpartum Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy, and Female High School Students, in the Context of Zika Preparedness - United States, 2011-2013 and 2015
(2016-08)Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause congenital microcephaly and brain abnormalities (1,2). Since 2015, Zika virus has been spreading through much of the World Health Organization's Region of the Americas, ... -
A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control
(2016-06)As Zika virus continues to spread, decisions regarding resource allocations to control the outbreak underscore the need for a tool to weigh policies according to their cost and the health burden they could avert. For ...