Epidemiology of Zika virus infection

SL Hills, M Fischer, LR Petersen - The Journal of infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Long known to be endemic in Africa and Southeast Asia and a rare cause of acute febrile
illness, Zika virus (ZIKAV) arose from obscurity when an Asian genotype ZIKAV caused an …

Zika virus: An emergent neuropathological agent

MK White, HS Wollebo, J David Beckham… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of Zika virus in the Americas has followed a pattern that is familiar from
earlier epidemics of other viruses, where a new disease is introduced into a human …

Persistence of Zika virus in body fluids

G Paz-Bailey, ES Rosenberg, K Doyle… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background To estimate the frequency and duration of detectable Zika virus (ZIKV) RNA in
human body fluids, we prospectively assessed a cohort of recently infected participants in …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus replicates in adult human brain tissue and impairs synapses and memory in mice

CP Figueiredo, FGQ Barros-Aragão, RLS Neris… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Neurological complications affecting the central nervous system have been reported in adult
patients infected by Zika virus (ZIKV) but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here …

Neurologic complications associated with the Zika virus in Brazilian adults

IRF Da Silva, JA Frontera, AMB De Filippis… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are no prospective cohort studies assessing the incidence and spectrum
of neurologic manifestations secondary to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in adults. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] The spectrum of neurological disease associated with Zika and chikungunya viruses in adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A case series

R Mehta, CN Soares… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background During 2015–16 Brazil experienced the largest epidemic of Zika virus ever
reported. This arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) has been linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Neuropathogenesis of Zika virus in a highly susceptible immunocompetent mouse model after antibody blockade of type I interferon

DR Smith, B Hollidge, S Daye, X Zeng… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Animal models are needed to better understand the pathogenic mechanisms of Zika virus
(ZIKV) and to evaluate candidate medical countermeasures. Adult mice infected with ZIKV …

Acute and chronic neurological consequences of early-life Zika virus infection in mice

I Nem de Oliveira Souza, PS Frost, JV França… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Although congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure has been associated with microcephaly and
other neurodevelopmental disorders, long-term consequences of perinatal infection are …

Zika virus infection: epidemiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis

GA Calvet, FB Dos Santos… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Zika virus infection: epidemiology, clinical manifestations... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Zika virus infection: epidemiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis : Current …

Neurological implications of Zika virus infection in adults

LS Muñoz, B Parra, CA Pardo… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The 2015–2016 epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas and the Caribbean was
associated with an unprecedented burden of neurological disease among adults. Clinically …