[HTML][HTML] Zika virus: what have we learnt since the start of the recent epidemic?

JC Saiz, MA Martín-Acebes, R Bueno-Marí… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Zika is a viral disease transmitted mainly by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. In recent years,
it has expanded geographically, changing from an endemic mosquito-borne disease across …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody-dependent enhancement and Zika: real threat or phantom menace?

MA Martín-Acebes, JC Saiz… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Host-pathogen interaction between Zika virus (ZIKV) and other medically relevant
flaviviruses is a hot topic, in part due to the potential risk of disease exacerbation by antibody …

Zika virus pathogenesis in rhesus macaques is unaffected by pre-existing immunity to dengue virus

P Pantoja, EX Pérez-Guzmán, IV Rodríguez… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerging virus that has recently spread into dengue virus (DENV)
endemic regions and cross-reactive antibodies (Abs) could potentially affect ZIKV …

Treatment of human glioblastoma with a live attenuated Zika virus vaccine candidate

Q Chen, J Wu, Q Ye, F Ma, Q Zhu, Y Wu, C Shan, X Xie… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the deadliest type of brain tumor, and glioma stem cells (GSCs)
contribute to tumor recurrence and therapeutic resistance. Thus, an oncolytic virus targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemia de microcefalia e vírus Zika: a construção do conhecimento em epidemiologia

MFPM Albuquerque, WV Souza, TVB Araújo… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Em agosto de 2015, neuropediatras de hospitais públicos do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil,
observaram um aumento do número de casos de microcefalia desproporcional associado a …

The microcephaly epidemic and Zika virus: building knowledge in epidemiology

MFPM Albuquerque, WV Souza, TVB Araújo… - Cadernos de saude …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
In August 2015, pediatric neurologists at public hospitals in Recife, Pernambuco State,
Brazil, observed an increase in the number of disproportional microcephaly cases …

Seroprevalence, spatial dispersion and factors associated with flavivirus and chikungunya infection in a risk area: a population-based seroprevalence study in Brazil

FKA Barreto, CH Alencar, FMC Araújo… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The State of Ceará, in Northeastern Brazil, suffers from a triple burden
of arboviruses (dengue, Zika and chikungunya). We measured the seroprevalence of …

Recent progresses and remaining challenges for the detection of Zika virus

X Zhang, G Li, G Chen, N Zhu, D Wu… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged as a particularly notorious mosquito‐borne flavivirus, which
can lead to a devastating congenital syndrome in the fetuses of pregnant mothers (eg …

Zika virus infection and microcephaly: Evidence regarding geospatial associations

JRN Vissoci, TAH Rocha, NC Silva… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Although the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic ceased to be a public health
emergency by the end of 2016, studies to improve knowledge about this emerging disease …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus: lessons learned in Brazil

JL Proenca-Modena, GP Milanez, ML Costa… - Microbes and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zika virus (ZIKV) greatly impacted the international scientific and public health communities
in the last two years due to its association with microcephaly and other neonatal alterations …