Zika virus—reigniting the TORCH

CB Coyne, HM Lazear - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2016 - nature.com
The recent association between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy and fetal
microcephaly has led to a renewed interest in the mechanisms by which vertically …

[PDF][PDF] Zika virus: from pathogenesis to disease control

L Barzon, M Trevisan, A Sinigaglia… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus discovered in Uganda in 1947. The virus has
emerged in recent years and spread in the Pacific Area and the Americas, where it has …

[HTML][HTML] Description of 13 infants born during October 2015–January 2016 with congenital Zika virus infection without microcephaly at birth—Brazil

V Van der Linden - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
Congenital Zika virus infection can cause microcephaly and severe brain abnormalities. As
more information about the associated clinical syndrome becomes available, the phenotype …

Pathology of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil: a case series

RB Martines, J Bhatnagar, AM de Oliveira Ramos… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Zika virus is an arthropod-borne virus that is a member of the family Flaviviridae
transmitted mainly by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Although usually asymptomatic …

Congenital brain abnormalities and Zika virus: what the radiologist can expect to see prenatally and postnatally

P Soares de Oliveira-Szejnfeld, D Levine, ASO Melo… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To document the imaging findings associated with congenital Zika virus infection as
found in the Instituto de Pesquisa in Campina Grande State Paraiba (IPESQ) in northeastern …

[HTML][HTML] Early growth and neurologic outcomes of infants with probable congenital Zika virus syndrome

AAM da Silva, JSS Ganz, P da Silva Sousa… - Emerging infectious …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report the early growth and neurologic findings of 48 infants in Brazil diagnosed with
probable congenital Zika virus syndrome and followed to age 1–8 months. Most of these …

[HTML][HTML] Update: interim guidance for the evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection—United States, August 2016

K Russell - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2016 - cdc.gov
CDC has updated its interim guidance for US health care providers caring for infants born to
mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy (1). Laboratory testing is …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito-transmitted viruses-the great Brazilian challenge

MTO Mota, AC Terzian, MLCR Silva… - brazilian journal of …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Arboviruses pose a serious threat to public health worldwide, overloading the healthcare
system and causing economic losses. These viruses form a very diverse group, and in …

[HTML][HTML] Update: interim guidance for health care providers caring for pregnant women with possible Zika virus exposure—United States, July 2016

T Oduyebo - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
CDC has updated its interim guidance for US health care providers caring for pregnant
women with possible Zika virus exposure, to include the emerging data indicating that Zika …

Imaging of congenital Zika virus infection: the route to identification of prognostic factors

M Vouga, D Baud - Prenatal diagnosis, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently emerged as a novel teratogenic agent associated with severe
neurological complications. The risk associated with maternal infection remains to be exactly …