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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of asymptomatic Zika virus infection: a systematic review

MM Haby, M Pinart, V Elias, L Reveiz - Bulletin of the World Health …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To conduct a systematic review to estimate the prevalence of asymptomatic Zika
virus infection in the general population and in specific population groups. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus antagonizes type I interferon responses during infection of human dendritic cells

JR Bowen, KM Quicke, MS Maddur, JT O'Neal… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus that is causally linked to severe
neonatal birth defects, including microcephaly, and is associated with Guillain-Barre …

Birth defects among fetuses and infants of US women with evidence of possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy

MA Honein, AL Dawson, EE Petersen, AM Jones… - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus—Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida, June–August 2016

A Likos - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
During the first half of 2016, large outbreaks of Zika virus infection caused by local mosquito-
borne transmission of Zika virus occurred in many countries in Latin America and the …

Modes of transmission of Zika virus

CJ Gregory, T Oduyebo, AC Brault… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract For> 60 years, Zika virus (ZIKV) has been recognized as an arthropod-borne virus
with Aedes species mosquitoes as the primary vector. However in the past 10 years, multiple …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microcephaly prevalence in infants born to Zika virus-infected women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AVC Coelho, S Crovella - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Zika virus is an emergent flavivirus transmitted by Aedes genus mosquitoes that recently
reached the Americas and was soon implicated in an increase of microcephaly incidence …

[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 …

Clinical features of Guillain-Barré syndrome with vs without Zika virus infection, Puerto Rico, 2016

E Dirlikov, CG Major, NA Medina… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The pathophysiologic mechanisms of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) associated
with Zika virus (ZIKV) infection may be indicated by differences in clinical features. Objective …