Zika virus (ZIKV) is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA arbovirus belonging to the genus
Flavivirus. It was first isolated from a sentinel monkey in Uganda in 1947. More recently …

BACKGROUND Zika virus (ZIKV) infections reported in recent epidemics have been linked
to clinical complications that had never been associated with ZIKV before. Adaptive …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging pathogen from the Flaviviridae family. It represents a
significant threat to global health due to its neurological and fetal pathogenesis (including …

ZIKV infection has become a global threat spreading across 31 countries in Central America,
South America, and the Caribbean. However, little information is available about the …

Autochthonous Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission in Brazil was first identified in April 2015 in
Brazil, with the first ZIKV-associated microcephaly cases detected in October 2015. Despite …

Background In 2015, Brazil was faced with the cocirculation of three arboviruses of major
public health importance. The emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) presents new challenges to …

Zika virus (ZIKV) became a public health emergency of global concern in 2015 due to its
rapid expansion from French Polynesia to Brazil, spreading quickly throughout the …

Recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) infections in Oceania's islands and the Americas were
characterized by high numbers of cases and the spread of the virus to new areas. To better …

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus distributed throughout much of
Africa and Asia. Infection with the virus may cause acute febrile illness that clinically …

Objective To investigate the genetic diversity of Zika Virus (ZIKV) and the relationships
existing among these circulating viruses worldwide. To evaluate the genetic polymorphisms …