Resources in English: Recent submissions
Now showing items 81-100 of 1749
-
Zika Virus Transmission from French Polynesia to Brazil
(2015)To date, the largest ZIKV outbreak occurred in French Polynesia during 2013–2014. The outbreak spread to other Pacific Islands: New Caledonia, Cook Islands, Easter Island, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands (2). The origin of ... -
Entry routes for Zika virus in Brazil after 2014 world cup: New possibilities
(2016)In early 2015 it was reported several cases of Dengue and Chikungunya virus infections in various Brazilian states. Some states have been reported Zika virus cases has symptoms very similar to the symptoms of Dengue. A ... -
Potential of selected Senegalese Aedes spp. mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to transmit Zika virus
(2015)Zika virus (ZIKV; genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae) is an emerging virus of medical importance maintained in a zoonotic cycle between arboreal Aedes spp. mosquitoes and nonhuman primates in African and Asian forests. ... -
A report on the outbreak of Zika virus on Easter Island, South Pacific, 2014
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus circulating in Asia and Africa. In 2013, a large outbreak was reported on the archipelago of French Polynesia. In this study, we report the detection and molecular ... -
Epidemiological update: Complications potentially linked to the Zika virus outbreak, Brazil and French Polynesia - 27 November 2015
(2016)The original source for this document may be restricted, preventing outside readers from accessing the content, or may no longer be available. Therefore, users need to use other resources to retrieve this information. -
Seroprevalence of arboviruses among blood donors in French Polynesia, 2011–2013
(2015)French Polynesia is a high epidemic/endemic area for arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). We recently reported the silent circulation of Ross River virus and absence of active transmission of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) ... -
Outbreak of Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses, Salvador, Brazil
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV) has been recognized as an emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus since outbreaks were reported from Yap Island in 2007 (1), French Polynesia in 2013 (2), and Cook Island and New Caledonia in 2014 (3). It has ... -
Healthcare students and workers' knowledge about transmission, epidemiology and symptoms of Zika fever in four cities of Colombia
(2016)The original source for this document may be restricted, preventing outside readers from accessing the content, or may no longer be available. Therefore, users need to use other resources to retrieve this information. -
Cytokine kinetics of Zika virus-infected patients from acute to reconvalescent phase
(2016)Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus currently causing large epidemics in the Pacific Ocean region and Brazil. Clinically, Zika fever resembles dengue fever, but is less severe. Whereas the clinical syndrome ... -
Zika virus infections imported to Italy: clinical, immunological and virological findings, and public health implications
(2016)We report the first two cases of laboratory confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infections imported into Italy from French Polynesia. Both patients presented with low grade fever, malaise, conjunctivitis, myalgia, arthralgia, ankle ... -
Co-infection with Zika and dengue viruses in 2 patients, New Caledonia, 2014
(2016)Dengue is the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease in tropical and subtropical countries. Every year, dengue virus (DENV) infections cause more than 50 million cases, 500,000 hospitalizations, and 12,500 deaths ... -
Potential sexual transmission of Zika virus
(2016)In December 2013, during a Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in French Polynesia, a patient in Tahiti sought treatment for hematospermia, and ZIKV was isolated from his semen. ZIKV transmission by sexual intercourse has been ... -
Zika virus infection, Philippines, 2012
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquitoborne flavivirus, was first isolated from a rhesus monkey in Uganda in 1947 (1). This positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus) has a 10,794-nt genome ... -
Projecting Month of Birth for At-Risk Infants after Zika Virus Disease Outbreaks
(2016)The marked increase in infants born with microcephaly in Brazil after a 2015 outbreak of Zika virus (Zika virus) disease suggests an association between maternal Zika virus infection and congenital microcephaly. To project ... -
Acute Zika Virus Infection after Travel to Malaysian Borneo, September 2014
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, causes Zika fever, a self-limiting febrile and exanthematic arthralgia syndrome closely resembling dengue fever. Most often, signs and symptoms are maculopapular rash, fever, ... -
Zika virus infection in Australia following a monkey bite in Indonesia
(2016)A traveller returning to Australia developed Zika virus infection, with fever, rash and conjunctivitis, with onset five days after a monkey bite in Bali, Indonesia. Flavivirus RNA detected on PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab ... -
First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil
(2016)In the early 2015, several cases of patients presenting symptoms of mild fever, rash, conjunctivitis and arthralgia were reported in the northeastern Brazil. Although all patients lived in a dengue endemic area, molecular ... -
Zika virus infection in a traveller returning to Europe from Brazil, March 2015
(2016)We report a case of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection imported into Europe from the Americas. The patient developed fever, rash, and oedema of hands and feet after returning to Italy from Brazil in late March 2015. ... -
Detection of Zika virus in saliva
(2016)Background: During the largest Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak ever reported that occurred from October 2013 to March 2014 in French Polynesia, we observed that several patients presenting the symptoms of acute phase Zika fever ... -
Zika virus: following the path of dengue and chikungunya?
(2016)On May 7, 2015, the Pan American Health Organization issued an alert about potential Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission in northeast Brazil.1 This has now been confirmed with wide spread of the disease, underscoring the potential ...