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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that has emerged as a global health
threat because of its potential to generate explosive epidemics and ability to cause …

The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors—Zika,
chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others—is a …

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnant women causes intrauterine growth restriction,
spontaneous abortion, and microcephaly. Here, we describe two mouse models of placental …

Infection of pregnant women with Zika virus (ZIKV) can cause congenital malformations
including microcephaly, which has focused global attention on this emerging pathogen. In …

Although Zika virus (ZIKV) was isolated approximately 70 years ago, few experimental
studies had been published prior to 2016. The recent spread of ZIKV to countries in the …

The recent outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil has been linked to substantial increases in
fetal abnormalities and microcephaly. However, information about the underlying molecular …

Zika virus was originally identified in a sentinel rhesus monkey in the Zika Forest of Uganda
in 1947. The virus is a member of the family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus, and is transmitted …

Importance Recent studies have reported an increase in the number of fetuses and
neonates with microcephaly whose mothers were infected with the Zika virus (ZIKV) during …

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 …