Browsing Resources in English by Subject "Zika Virus Infection"
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Isolation, identification and genomic characterization of the Asian lineage Zika virus imported to China
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV) used to be an unknown mosquito-borne flavivirus, and maintained its limited sylvatic circulation in a few African and Asian countries (Enfissi et al., 2016). Based on available clinical data, the symptoms ... -
The Latin American and Caribbean Climate Landscape for ZIKV Transmission
(2016)This document presents a short review of the basic climate of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on the rainfall and temperature regional differences at multiple timescales, and where present climate forecasts ... -
List: Fatal Sickle Cell Disease and Zika Virus Infection in Girl from Colombia
(2016-06)Zika virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, causes, a usually self-limiting febrile and exanthematic arthralgia syndrome that resembles dengue and chikungunya (1). This arboviral disease has emerged in tropical areas of Latin ... -
Local Transmission of Zika Virus - Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015-January 28, 2016
(2016-06)Zika virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, spread to the Region of the Americas (Americas) in mid-2015, and appears to be related to congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (1,2). On February 1, 2016, the World ... -
Magnetic resonance imaging findings in Guillain-Barre syndrome caused by Zika virus infection
(2016-06)The recent Zika virus infection (Zika) epidemic in Brazil has been associated with neurological anomalies, including an increase in the number of cases of microcephaly and, more recently, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) [1, ... -
Male-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus - Texas, January 2016
(2016-06)Zika virus infection has been linked to increased risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome and adverse fetal outcomes, including congenital microcephaly. In January 2016, after notification from a local health care provider, an ... -
Mapping global environmental suitability for Zika virus
(2016-06)Zika virus was discovered in Uganda in 1947 and is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, which also act as vectors for dengue and chikungunya viruses throughout much of the tropical world. In 2007, an outbreak in the Federated ... -
Medical Countermeasure Development Challenges
(2016-06)Reports of high rates of primary microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia and Brazil have raised concerns that the virus circulating in these regions is a rapidly ... -
Microcephaly and Zika virus: neonatal neuroradiological aspects
(2016-06)PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to describe some radiological features in the newborns with microcephaly caused by Zika virus infection during pregnancy. METHODS: We radiologically analyzed 13 cases of newborns with ... -
Microcephaly associated with maternal Zika virus infection
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Model-based projections of Zika virus infections in childbearing women in the Americas
(2016-07)Zika virus is a mosquito-borne pathogen that is rapidly spreading across the Americas. Due to associations between Zika virus infection and a range of fetal maladies(1,2), the epidemic trajectory of this viral infection ... -
A Mouse Model of Zika Virus Pathogenesis
(2016-06)The ongoing Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic and unexpected clinical outcomes, including Guillain-Barré syndrome and birth defects, has brought an urgent need for animal models. We evaluated infection and pathogenesis with ... -
Mucocutaneous Findings and Course in an Adult With Zika Virus Infection
(2016-07)Importance The Zika virus epidemic has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. We describe the mucocutaneous features and histologic correlation in a patient with ... -
A new reportable disease is born: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control's response to emerging Zika virus infection
(2016-06)Zika virus infection, usually a mild disease transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitos, has been reported to be possibly associated with microcephaly and neurologic complications. Taiwan's first imported case of Zika ... -
Ocular Findings in Infants With Microcephaly Associated With Presumed Zika Virus Congenital Infection in Salvador, Brazil
(2016-06)IMPORTANCE: The Zika virus (ZIKV) has rapidly reached epidemic proportions, especially in northeastern Brazil, and has rapidly spread to other parts of the Americas. A recent increase in the prevalence of microcephaly in ... -
Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission - Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015-April 14, 2016
(2016-06)Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes species mosquitoes, and symptoms of infection can include rash, fever, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis (1).* Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of ... -
Ophthalmological findings in infants with microcephaly and presumable intra-uterus Zika virus infection
(2016-06)PURPOSE: In 2015, a twenty-fold increase in the prevalence of microcephaly in Brazil was reported, and the Ministry of Health associated this abnormal prevalence with the maternal-fetal Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission. ... -
Outbreak of Zika Virus Infection, Chiapas State, Mexico, 2015, and First Confirmed Transmission by Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in the Americas
(2016)Background: After decades of obscurity, Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread through the Americas since 2015 accompanied by congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Although these epidemics presumably involve transmission ... -
Patterns in Zika Virus Testing and Infection, by Report of Symptoms and Pregnancy Status - United States, January 3-March 5, 2016
(2016-06)CDC recommends Zika virus testing for potentially exposed persons with signs or symptoms consistent with Zika virus disease, and recommends that health care providers offer testing to asymptomatic pregnant women within 12 ... -
Persistence of Zika Virus in Semen After Acute Infection
(2016-06)This is a prospective observational laboratory evaluation of the persistence rate of zika virus (ZIKV) infection in semen by real-time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), and assessment of ZIKV ...