History and emergence of Zika virus

DJ Gubler, N Vasilakis, D Musso - The Journal of infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Zika virus was discovered in East Africa in 1947 by the Rockefeller Foundation during
investigations on the ecology of yellow fever. Although it was subsequently shown to have …

Prevalence of Guillain-Barré syndrome among Zika virus infected cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Barbi, AVC Coelho, LCA Alencar… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emergent flavivirus transmitted mainly through Aedes spp.
mosquitoes that is posing challenge to healthcare services in countries experiencing an …

Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice

G Sapparapu, E Fernandez, N Kose, B Cao, JM Fox… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that can cause severe
disease, including congenital birth defects during pregnancy 1. To develop candidate …

[PDF][PDF] Zika virus disrupts phospho-TBK1 localization and mitosis in human neuroepithelial stem cells and radial glia

M Onorati, Z Li, F Liu, AMM Sousa, N Nakagawa, M Li… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
The mechanisms underlying Zika virus (ZIKV)-related microcephaly and other
neurodevelopment defects remain poorly understood. Here, we describe the derivation and …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebrospinal fluid findings in neurological diseases associated with COVID-19 and insights into mechanisms of disease development

OM Espíndola, CO Brandão, YCP Gomes… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To analyze the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
and neurological manifestations to provide evidence for the understanding of mechanisms …

The spectrum of neuropathological changes associated with congenital Zika virus infection

L Chimelli, ASO Melo, E Avvad-Portari, CA Wiley… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
A major concern associated with ZIKV infection is the increased incidence of microcephaly
with frequent calcifications in infants born from infected mothers. To date, postmortem …

[图书][B] Viruses, plagues, and history: past, present, and future

MBA Oldstone - 2020 - books.google.com
More people were killed by smallpox during the twentieth century--over 300 million--than by
all of the wars of that period combined. In 1918 and 1919, influenza virus claimed over 50 …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Screening bioactives reveals nanchangmycin as a broad spectrum antiviral active against Zika virus

K Rausch, BA Hackett, NL Weinbren, SM Reeder… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Zika virus is an emerging arthropod-borne flavivirus for which there are no vaccines or
specific therapeutics. We screened a library of 2,000 bioactive compounds for their ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Guillain-Barré syndrome during ongoing zika virus transmission—Puerto Rico, January 1–July 31, 2016

E Dirlikov - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an uncommon autoimmune disorder characterized by
varying degrees of weakness, sensory abnormalities, and autonomic dysfunction due to …