Importance Zika virus infection can be prenatally passed from a pregnant woman to her
fetus. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that intrauterine Zika virus infection is a cause …

Background The signs and symptoms of Zika virus infection are usually mild and self-limited.
However, the disease has been linked to neurological complications such as Guillain-Barré …

Summary Background In November, 2015, an epidemic of microcephaly was reported in
Brazil, which was later attributed to congenital Zika virus infection. 7830 suspected cases …

Background The microcephaly epidemic, which started in Brazil in 2015, was declared a
Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO in 2016. We report the …

Background A Zika virus epidemic emerged in northeast Brazil in 2015 and was followed by
a striking increase in congenital microcephaly cases, triggering a declaration of an …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) stated in March 2016 that there was
scientific consensus that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was a cause of the neurological …

Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae
(genus Flavivirus), is now causing an unprecedented large-scale outbreak in the Americas …

Importance Understanding the risk of birth defects associated with Zika virus infection during
pregnancy may help guide communication, prevention, and planning efforts. In the absence …

In October 2015, Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH). In
response, the Brazilian Society of Medical Genetics established a task force (SBGM‐ZETF) …

Congenital Zika virus infection is characterized by microcephaly and other abnormalities of
the brain and eye; orthopedic lesions have also been documented. While the full clinical …