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Zika Virus, a New Threat for Europe?
(2016)Since its emergence in 2007 in Micronesia and Polynesia, the arthropod-borne flavivirus Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread in the Americas and the Caribbean, following first detection in Brazil in May 2015. The risk of ZIKV ... -
Time Lags between Exanthematous Illness Attributed to Zika Virus, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and Microcephaly, Salvador, Brazil
(2016)Zika virus infection emerged as a public health emergency after increasing evidence for its association with neurologic disorders and congenital malformations. In Salvador, Brazil, outbreaks of acute exanthematous illness ... -
Febrile or Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya Viruses, Panama
(2016)The earliest clinical cases of Zika virus infection were reported from continental South America in 2015 (1), after which the virus spread rapidly through the Americas (2). Here we describe an investigation of febrile or ... -
Prevalência do vírus Zika em doadores de sangue de um serviço de hemoterapia da Região Sul do Brasil
(2017)O vírus Zika (ZIKV) é um flavivírus responsável por causar uma arbovirose emergente no Brasil que é transmitido principalmente por picada de mosquitos infectados do gênero Aedes. Uma via de transmissão muito discutida ... -
Alterações Auditivas em Crianças com Microcefalia e provável Infecção pelo Zika Vírus
(2016)Objetivos: Avaliar alterações auditi vas em crianças com microcefalia secundária a provável infecção congênita por ZIKV atendidas no Centro Integrado de Reabilitação (CEIR). -
Hearing Loss in Infants with Microcephaly and Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection - Brazil, November 2015-May 2016
(2016)Congenital infection with Zika virus causes microcephaly and other brain abnormalities (1). Hearing loss associated with other congenital viral infections is well described; however, little is known about hearing loss in ... -
Specificity of dengue NS1 antigen in differential diagnosis of dengue and zika virus infection
(2016)Circulation of new arboviruses of the genus Flavivirus poses a major problem for differential diagnosis. Zika virus, a mosquitoborne virus of the family Flaviviridae, is closely related to other arboviruses circulating in ... -
Zika virus and blood transfusion: the experience of French Polynesia
(2017)Background: Between October 2013 and March 2014, French Polynesia experienced the largest Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak ever described before the emergence of ZIKV in the Americas in 2015. As arbovirus transfusion-transmitted ... -
Associated ultrasonographic findings in fetuses with microcephaly because of suspected Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy
(2016)OBJECTIVE: To describe fetal ultrasonographic findings and outcomes in a series of cases of fetal microcephaly associated with Zika virus infection. METHODS: Retrospective case series of microcephaly with definite ... -
Manifestações Cutâneas em Dengue, Zika e Chikungunya na 20º Regional de Saúde do Paraná
(2016)A Dengue, Zika e a Febre Chikungunya são doenças transmitidas pelo mesmo vetor, Aedes aegypti, apesar de apresentarem vírus distintos. Dessa forma, a preocupação das entidades públicas de saúde redobram a atenção para essas ... -
A detailed comparative analysis of codon usage bias in Zika virus
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the family Flaviviridae and its genome consists of a single-stranded positive sense RNA molecule with 10,794 nucleotides. Clinical manifestations of disease caused by ZIKV infection range ... -
Conhecimento das gestantes sobre a infecção pelo Zika Vírus na gestação
(2017)Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento das gestantes de risco habitual sobre a infecção pelo Zika vírus na gestação. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo do tipo observacional descritivo quantitativo desenvolvido em um ambulatório ... -
Study of INTERCEPT Blood System for Red Blood Cells in Regions at Potential Risk for Zika Virus Transfusion-Transmitted Infections (RedeS) RedeS
(2017)Stage A: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the INTERCEPT Blood System for Red Blood Cells Pathogen Reduction Treatment (PRT) in comparison to conventional RBCs in adult patients who require RBC transfusion support. Stage ... -
Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of mRNA-1325 in Healthy Adult Subjects
(2017)The clinical study will assess the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of mRNA-1325 in healthy adult subjects. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel ... -
Birth Defects Among Fetuses and Infants of US Women With Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy
(2017)IMPORTANCE: Understanding the risk of birth defects associated with Zika virus infection during pregnancy may help guide communication, prevention, and planning efforts. In the absence of Zika virus, microcephaly occurs ... -
Applying Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue AWED
(2017)This cluster randomised trial will evaluate the efficacy of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegytpi mosquitoes in reducing dengue cases in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia. Primary objective: To assess the efficacy of community-based ... -
Managing intensive care admissions when there are not enough beds during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
(2020-12-17)The surge in cases of severe COVID-19 has resulted in clinicians triaging intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in places where demand has exceeded capacity. In order to assist difficult triage decisions, clinicians require ... -
Adverse effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with viral respiratory infections: rapid systematic review
(2020-11-19)Objectives: To assess the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with viral respiratory infections on acute severe adverse outcomes, healthcare utilisation, quality of life and long-term ... -
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality of patients with STEMI: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-12-17)[Abstract]. Aims Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, hospitals reported declining numbers of patients admitted with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), indicating that the pandemic might keep ... -
A systematic review of the literature on the role of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients
(2020-12-01)The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral infection caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in East Asia and spread around the world from December 2019. The most severe ...