Sensitive Zika biomarker detection assisted by quantum dot-modified electrochemical immunosensing platform

JFF Ribeiro, JRS Melo, CL Santos, CR Chaves… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report the development of a new nanostructured electrochemical immunosensing
platform for the detection of the Zika virus envelope protein (EP-ZIKV). For this, quantum dots …

Peculiarities of zika immunity and vaccine development: Lessons from dengue and the contribution from controlled human infection model

HC Santiago, TA Pereira-Neto, MH Gonçalves-Pereira… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Zika virus (ZIKV) was first isolated from a rhesus macaque in the Zika forest of Uganda
in 1947. Isolated cases were reported until 2007, when the first major outbreaks of Zika …

Seroprevalence of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika at the epicenter of the congenital microcephaly epidemic in Northeast Brazil: a population-based survey

C Braga, CMT Martelli, WV Souza… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The four Dengue viruses (DENV) serotypes were re-introduced in Brazil's
Northeast region in a couple of decades, between 1980's and 2010's, where the DENV1 …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of Zika virus reinfection by genome diversity and antibody response analysis, Brazil

M da Costa Castilho, AMB de Filippis… - Emerging Infectious …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We generated 238 Zika virus (ZIKV) genomes from 135 persons in Brazil who had samples
collected over 1 year to evaluate virus persistence. Phylogenetic inference clustered the …

The role of anti‐flavivirus humoral immune response in protection and pathogenesis

AM Hurtado‐Monzón… - Reviews in medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Flavivirus infections are a public health threat in the world that requires the development of
safe and effective vaccines. Therefore, the understanding of the anti‐flavivirus humoral …

Plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) in the congenital Zika syndrome: positivity and associations with laboratory, clinical, and imaging characteristics

MRC Ribeiro, R Khouri, PS Sousa, MRFC Branco… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The short duration of viremia, low blood viral load, inaccessibility to timely specific diagnostic
tests, and cross-reactions with other flaviviruses have hindered laboratory confirmation of …

Efficient transplacental IgG transfer in women infected with Zika virus during pregnancy

T Singh, CA Lopez, C Giuberti, ML Dennis… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a newly-identified infectious cause of congenital disease. Transplacental
transfer of maternal IgG to the fetus plays an important role in preventing many neonatal …

Maternal and neonatal immune response to SARS-CoV-2, IgG transplacental transfer and cytokine profile

R Rubio, R Aguilar, M Bustamante, E Muñoz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 infected pregnant women are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 than non-
pregnant women and have a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes like …

A systematic evaluation of IgM and IgG antibody assay accuracy in diagnosing acute Zika virus infection in Brazil: lessons relevant to emerging infections

R Medialdea-Carrera, F Levy, P Castanha… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Accurate diagnostics underpin effective public health responses to emerging viruses. For
viruses, such as Zika virus (ZIKV), where the viremia clears quickly, antibody-based (IgM or …

The legacy of ZikaPLAN: a transnational research consortium addressing Zika

A Wilder-Smith, EB Brickley, RAA Ximenes… - Global health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Global health research partnerships with institutions from high-income countries and low-
and middle-income countries are one of the European Commission's flagship programmes …