The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic is an ongoing public health concern. ZIKV is a flavivirus
reported to be associated with microcephaly, and recent work in animal models …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a neurotropic teratogen that causes congenital Zika syndrome (CZS),
characterized by brain and eye anomalies. Impaired gene expression in neural cells after …

Infection with Zika virus (ZIKV) was recently demonstrated to be associated with damage to
the central nervous system, especially microcephaly and the Guillain‐Barré syndrome. This …

Prenatal exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) can result in microencephaly and congenital Zika
syndrome, although some brain cells and structures are spared by the virus for unknown …

Global Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreaks and their link to microcephaly have raised major public
health concerns. However, the mechanism of maternal-fetal transmission remains largely …

Zika virus (ZIKV)-related neuropathology is an important global health concern. Several
studies have shown that ZIKV can infect neural stem cells in the developing brain, but …

Despite being perceived to be a relatively innocuous pathogen during its circulation in Africa
in the 20th century, consequent outbreaks in French Polynesia and Latin America revealed …

Newly re-emerging viruses are of great global concern, especially when there are no
therapeutic interventions available during the time of an outbreak. There are still no …

Although the Zika virus (ZIKV) typically causes mild or no symptoms in adults, during the
2015− 2016 outbreak, ZIKV infection in pregnancy resulted in a spectrum of diseases in …

Background. The unprecedented reemergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) has startled the world
with reports of increased microcephaly in Brazil. ZIKV can infect human neural progenitors …