… infection has been suggested to be 3-12 days. The outcome of viral infection is determined
by a competition between viral … However, the outbreak of Zika infection in Brazil in May 2015 …

… The main objective of this paper is to review the recent Zika outbreak by covering a broad
range of disciplines and their interactions. This paper synthetises experts’ interviews and …

… epidemic history of Zika virus began in 2007, with its emergence in Yap Island in the western
Pacific, followed in 2013–14 by a larger epidemic … transmission of the virus were reported. …

… microcephaly epidemic in Brazil, is an unprecedented feature in a mosquito-borne viral
infection. Although transmission of ZIKV has declined in the Americas, outbreaks and infection …

… If the link between prenatal Zika virus infection and microcephaly is confirmed, we will observe
a further worldwide rise in newborns with microcephaly and other congenital impairments…

… Zika virus infections were considered as of a benign course, even less severe than dengue
… outbreak (approximately 10,000 cases), 70 patients presented a more severe disease, …

… Serosurveys before and after a 2014 outbreak in Puerto Rico of chikungunya virus disease,
another arbovirus transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, estimated that about 23% of …

… Guinea-pigs have also been used to understand the course of other transplacental viral
infections. ZIKV studies on guinea-pigs have shown low viraemia on non-pregnant animals [68]. …

… The massive pandemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is spreading through South America, …
Zika virus infections imported to Italy: clinical, immunological and virological findings, and …

… A and B, Front and lateral view of the head of an infant with congenital Zika virus infection.
Note the … D, Full view of an infant with congenital Zika virus infection and microcephaly and …