| zika virus 6 months later. | | 2016 | 27532277 |
| cardiovascular complications of zika virus infection. | | 2016 | 27532234 |
| top 10 facts you should know about mosquito control and zika virus. | | 2016 | 27526492 |
| microcephaly: consequence of the zika virus global outbreak. | | 2016 | 27526251 |
| a mild pathogen turned ugly: zika virus and the case with microcephaly. | | 2016 | 27517108 |
| errata: vol. 65, no. 28. | in the mmwr report, "projected zika virus importation and subsequent ongoing transmission after travel to the 2016 olympic and paralympic games - country-specific assessment, july 2016," an error occurred throughout in reporting the number of countries participating in the 2016 olympic and paralympic games without evidence of past zika transmission: 18 countries (not 19 as stated) met this criterion. thus, the fourth sentence of the fourth paragraph should have read, "for 14 of these countries, ... | 2016 | 27513625 |
| [zika virus: research progress, diagnosis and control]. | | 2016 | 27510879 |
| zika virus disease: a current review of the literature. | the massive pandemic of zika virus (zikv) infection is spreading through south america, central america, the caribbean, and possibly the usa. it is the most recent of four surprising appearances of imperative arthropod-borne viral illnesses in the western hemisphere over the preceding 20 years. | 2016 | 27510169 |
| [zika--virus infection]. | this review summarizes the knowledge of the scientific community for zika-virus infection. it became popular because of severe congenital damage causes of cns in newborns whose mothers are infected during pregnancy, as well as the risk of pandemic distribution. discusses the peculiarities of the biology and ecology of vectors--blood-sucking mosquitoes aedes; stages in the spread of infection and practical problems which caused during pregnancy. attention is paid to the recommendations that allow ... | 2016 | 27509655 |
| the zika virus public health emergency: 6 months on. | | 2016 | 27507747 |
| halting the olympics-zika virus bandwagon. | | 2016 | 27507741 |
| zika virus intrauterine infections from the obstetrician's perspective. | zika virus (zikav) infections could potentially occur in poland due to international travel made by its nationals to regions where the aedes mosquito is active. a causal relationship between prenatal zikav infection and microcephaly and other serious brain anomalies has been found due to the time association between the infection in pregnancy and a presence of congenital nervous system malformations, together with the detectable pathogen in amniotic fluid and fetus's tissues. two zikav infection ... | 2016 | 27504949 |
| eco-friendly larvicides from indian plants: effectiveness of lavandulyl acetate and bicyclogermacrene on malaria, dengue and japanese encephalitis mosquito vectors. | mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) are a key threat for millions of people and animals worldwide, since they act as vectors for devastating pathogens and parasites, including malaria, dengue, japanese encephalitis, filiariasis and zika virus. mosquito young instars are usually targeted using organophosphates, insect growth regulators and microbial agents. indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated bed nets are also employed. however, these chemicals have negative effects on human health and t ... | 2016 | 27504617 |
| zika virus infection: epidemiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis. | zika virus (zikv) is an arbovirus previously believed to cause only a mild and self-limiting illness. recently, it has emerged as a new public health threat that caused a large outbreak in french polynesia in 2013-2014 and since 2015 an explosive outbreak in brazil, with an increase in severe congenital malformations (microcephaly) and neurological complications, mainly guillain-barré syndrome (gbs). since then, it has spread through the americas. on 1 february 2016, the who declared the zikv ep ... | 2016 | 27496713 |
| prospective cohort study of pregnant brazilian women elucidates link between zika virus infection and fetal abnormalities. | | 2016 | 27495823 |
| detection of zika virus in brazilian patients during the first five days of infection - urine versus plasma. | advantages of testing for zika virus (zikv) in urine have been reported, such as the persistence of zikv in this type of specimen for up to 20 days after zikv disease onset. we investigate 61 patients in the first 5 days post-symptom onset and find more patients testing positive for zikv in plasma samples (n=46), than in corresponding urine samples (n=37). for patients respectively testing positive in both plasma and urine (n=28), respective viral loads appeared similar. | 2016 | 27494130 |
| protective efficacy of multiple vaccine platforms against zika virus challenge in rhesus monkeys. | zika virus (zikv) is responsible for a major ongoing epidemic in the americas and has been causally associated with fetal microcephaly. the development of a safe and effective zikv vaccine is therefore an urgent global health priority. here we demonstrate that three different vaccine platforms protect against zikv challenge in rhesus monkeys. a purified inactivated virus vaccine induced zikv-specific neutralizing antibodies and completely protected monkeys against zikv strains from both brazil a ... | 2016 | 27492477 |
| twenty-four cases of imported zika virus infections diagnosed by molecular methods. | zika virus is an emerging flavivirus widely spreading through latin america. molecular diagnosis of the infection can be performed using serum, urine and saliva samples, although a well-defined diagnostic algorithm is not yet established. we describe a series of 24 cases of imported zika virus infection into catalonia (northeastern spain). based on our findings, testing of paired serum and urine samples is recommended. | 2016 | 27492132 |
| associated ultrasonographic findings in fetuses with microcephaly because of suspected zika virus (zikv) infection during pregnancy. | to describe fetal ultrasonographic findings and outcomes in a series of cases of fetal microcephaly associated with zika virus infection. | 2016 | 27491635 |
| similarities in the retinal appearance of patients with zika virus compared with cobalamin c deficiency-reply. | | 2016 | 27490445 |
| [zika virus - impact on the 2016 olympic games in rio de janeiro]. | there is an ongoing discussion in the media about the zika virus and the question of whether or not athletes and visitors will be at risk of an infection during the olympic games in rio de janeiro in 2016. according to an assessment published on 31 may 2016 by the ioc and the who, participants and visitors have no reason to panic. however, increasing public pressure has caused the who to re-evaluate the current situation, and further recommendations will likely be given before the olympic games ... | 2016 | 27490354 |
| similarities in the retinal appearance of patients with zika virus compared with cobalamin c deficiency. | | 2016 | 27490307 |
| contraceptive use among nonpregnant and postpartum women at risk for unintended pregnancy, and female high school students, in the context of zika preparedness - united states, 2011-2013 and 2015. | zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause congenital microcephaly and brain abnormalities (1,2). since 2015, zika virus has been spreading through much of the world health organization's region of the americas, including u.s. territories. zika virus is spread through the bite of aedes aegypti or aedes albopictus mosquitoes, by sex with an infected partner, or from a pregnant woman to her fetus during pregnancy.* cdc estimates that 41 states are in the potential range of aedes aegypti or ae ... | 2016 | 27490117 |
| zika virus: microcephaly and what? | | 2016 | 27485955 |
| zika virus. | | 2016 | 27482562 |
| zika virus infection and the flint, michigan, water crisis: a study in surprising commonalities. | | 2016 | 27482554 |
| imaging of congenital zika virus infection: the route to identification of prognostic factors. | zika virus (zikv) has recently emerged as a novel teratogenic agent associated with severe neurological complications. the risk associated with maternal infection remains to be exactly defined but appears to be significant. like other torch agents (toxoplasmosis, other agents, rubella, cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex), it is unlikely that all affected fetuses will be symptomatic at birth. it is therefore urgent to better define the spectrum of anomalies observed in infected fetuses to provide ... | 2016 | 27481629 |
| the olympically mismeasured risk of zika virus in rio de janeiro. | | 2016 | 27480044 |
| the olympically mismeasured risk of zika virus in rio de janeiro - authors' reply. | | 2016 | 27480043 |
| prolonged detection of zika virus rna in pregnant women. | zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly and other fetal brain abnormalities. reports indicate that the duration of detectable viral rna in serum after symptom onset is brief. in a recent case report involving a severely affected fetus, zika virus rna was detected in maternal serum 10 weeks after symptom onset, longer than the duration of rna detection in serum previously reported. this report summarizes the clinical and laboratory characteristics of pregnant women with p ... | 2016 | 27479770 |
| zika virus in semen of a patient returning from a non-epidemic area. | | 2016 | 27477981 |
| could clinical symptoms be a predictor of complications in zika virus infection? - authors' reply. | | 2016 | 27477157 |
| could clinical symptoms be a predictor of complications in zika virus infection? | | 2016 | 27477156 |
| zika virus epidemic: africa should not be neglected. | | 2016 | 27477155 |
| a screen of fda-approved drugs for inhibitors of zika virus infection. | currently there are no approved vaccines or specific therapies to prevent or treat zika virus (zikv) infection. we interrogated a library of fda-approved drugs for their ability to block infection of human huh-7 cells by a newly isolated zikv strain (zikv mex_i_7). more than 20 out of 774 tested compounds decreased zikv infection in our in vitro screening assay. selected compounds were further validated for inhibition of zikv infection in human cervical, placental, and neural stem cell lines, as ... | 2016 | 27476412 |
| structural basis of zika virus-specific antibody protection. | zika virus (zikv) infection during pregnancy has emerged as a global public health problem because of its ability to cause severe congenital disease. here, we developed six mouse monoclonal antibodies (mabs) against zikv including four (zv-48, zv-54, zv-64, and zv-67) that were zikv specific and neutralized infection of african, asian, and american strains to varying degrees. x-ray crystallographic and competition binding analyses of fab fragments and scfvs defined three spatially distinct epito ... | 2016 | 27475895 |
| zika virus: critical information for emergency providers. | zika virus is an arbovirus of the flaviviridae family. it is primarily a minimally symptomatic mosquito-borne infection. however, with zika's 2015 to 2016 introduction into the western hemisphere and its dramatic and rapid spread, it has become a public health concern, in large part due to congenital abnormalities associated with infection in pregnant women. in early 2016, the world health organization declared the microcephaly and other neurologic conditions associated with zika virus infection ... | 2016 | 27475021 |
| [zika virus infection: a new public health emergency with great media impact]. | infection with zika virus (zv) has become a new epidemic, with great impact on the media, and is having a strong effect in latin american countries. its possible association with microcephaly and guillain-barré syndrome prompted the world health organization (who) to declare on 1 february 2016 that this epidemic is a public health emergency of international concern. epidemiological data show an increasing incidence in countries like brazil and colombia, and that the epidemic is still expanding i ... | 2017 | 27474488 |
| one-pot fabrication of silver nanocrystals using nicandra physalodes: a novel route for mosquito vector control with moderate toxicity on non-target water bugs. | mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) as vectors for important diseases and parasites causing millions of deaths every year. the use of synthetic pesticides against culicidae leads to resistance and environmental concerns. therefore, eco-friendly control tools are a priority. in this research, nicandra physalodes-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles (ag nps) was conducted, in order to control larval populations of three important mosquito vectors, anopheles stephensi, aedes aegypti and culex qui ... | 2016 | 27473981 |
| a robust method for the rapid generation of recombinant zika virus expressing the gfp reporter gene. | zika virus (zikv) infection is a major public health problem with severe human congenital and neurological anomalies. the screening of anti-zikv compounds and neutralizing antibodies needs reliable and rapid virus-based assays. here, we described a convenient method leading to the rapid production of molecular clones of zikv. to generate a molecular clone of zikv strain mr766(niid), the viral genome was directly assembled into vero cells after introduction of four overlapping synthetic fragments ... | 2016 | 27471954 |
| long-lasting persistence of zika virus in semen. | | 2016 | 27470244 |
| dna vaccines against zika virus speed into clinical trials. | | 2016 | 27469223 |
| update: interim guidance for health care providers caring for pregnant women with possible zika virus exposure - united states, july 2016. | cdc has updated its interim guidance for u.s. health care providers caring for pregnant women with possible zika virus exposure, to include the emerging data indicating that zika virus rna can be detected for prolonged periods in some pregnant women. to increase the proportion of pregnant women with zika virus infection who receive a definitive diagnosis, cdc recommends expanding real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rrt-pcr) testing. possible exposures to zika virus include ... | 2016 | 27467820 |
| update: interim guidance for prevention of sexual transmission of zika virus - united states, july 2016. | zika virus has been identified as a cause of congenital microcephaly and other serious brain defects (1). cdc issued interim guidance for the prevention of sexual transmission of zika virus on february 5, 2016, with an initial update on april 1, 2016 (2). the following recommendations apply to all men and women who have traveled to or reside in areas with active zika virus transmission* and their sex partners. the recommendations in this report replace those previously issued and are now updated ... | 2016 | 27466758 |
| zika virus: an emergent neuropathological agent. | 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 population and then spreads rapidly with important public health consequences. in the case of zika virus, an accumulating body of recent evidence implicates the virus in the etiology of serious pathologies of the human nervous system, that is, the occurrence of microcephaly in neonates and guillain-barré syndrome in adults. zi ... | 2016 | 27464346 |
| miscarriage associated with zika virus infection. | | 2016 | 27463941 |
| [zika virus congenital syndrome]. | | 2016 | 27462846 |
| zika virus and the 2016 olympic games - editors' reply. | | 2016 | 27460686 |
| zika virus and the 2016 olympic games. | | 2016 | 27460685 |
| extended surface for membrane association in zika virus ns1 structure. | the zika virus, which has been implicated in an increase in neonatal microcephaly and guillain-barré syndrome, has spread rapidly through tropical regions of the world. the virulence protein ns1 functions in genome replication and host immune-system modulation. here, we report the crystal structure of full-length zika virus ns1, revealing an elongated hydrophobic surface for membrane association and a polar surface that varies substantially among flaviviruses. | 2016 | 27455458 |
| zika virus and pregnancy: what obstetric health care providers need to know. | | 2016 | 27454712 |
| low risk of international zika virus spread due to the 2016 olympics in brazil. | | 2016 | 27454521 |
| a detailed comparative analysis of codon usage bias in zika virus. | zika virus (zikv) is a member of the family flaviviridae and its genome consists of a single-stranded positive sense rna molecule with 10,794 nucleotides. clinical manifestations of disease caused by zikv infection range from asymptomatic cases to an influenza-like syndrome. there is an increasing concern about the possible relation among microcephaly and zikv infection. to get insight into the relation of codon usage among viruses and their hosts is extremely important to understand virus survi ... | 2016 | 27449601 |
| zika emergence in the french territories of america and description of first confirmed cases of zika virus infection on martinique, november 2015 to february 2016. | following of the emergence of zika virus in brazil in 2015, an epidemiological surveillance system was quickly implemented in the french overseas territories of america (fta) according to previous experience with dengue and chikungunya and has detected first cases of zika. general practitioners and medical microbiologists were invited to report all clinically suspected cases of zika, laboratory investigations were systematically conducted (rt-pcr). on 18 december, the first autochthonous case of ... | 2016 | 27447300 |
| sensorineural hearing loss in a case of congenital zika virus. | | 2016 | 27444419 |
| detection of zika virus by sybr green one-step real-time rt-pcr. | the ongoing zika virus (zikv) outbreak has rapidly spread to new areas of americas, which were the first transmissions outside its traditional endemic areas in africa and asia. due to the link with newborn defects and neurological disorder, numerous infected cases throughout the world and various mosquito vectors, the virus has been considered to be an international public health emergency. in the present study, we developed a sybr green based one-step real-time rt-pcr assay for rapid detection ... | 2016 | 27444120 |
| zika virus targets different primary human placental cells, suggesting two routes for vertical transmission. | zika virus (zikv) infection during pregnancy is linked to severe birth defects, but mother-to-fetus transmission routes are unknown. we infected different primary cell types from mid- and late-gestation placentas and explants from first-trimester chorionic villi with the prototype ugandan and a recently isolated nicaraguan zikv strain. zikv infects primary human placental cells and explants-cytotrophoblasts, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and hofbauer cells in chorionic villi and amniotic epith ... | 2016 | 27443522 |
| suspected female-to-male sexual transmission of zika virus - new york city, 2016. | a routine investigation by the new york city (nyc) department of health and mental hygiene (dohmh) identified a nonpregnant woman in her twenties who reported she had engaged in a single event of condomless vaginal intercourse with a male partner the day she returned to nyc (day 0) from travel to an area with ongoing zika virus transmission. she had headache and abdominal cramping while in the airport awaiting return to nyc. the following day (day 1) she developed fever, fatigue, a maculopapular ... | 2016 | 27442327 |
| projected zika virus importation and subsequent ongoing transmission after travel to the 2016 olympic and paralympic games - country-specific assessment, july 2016. | zika virus belongs to the genus flavivirus of the family flaviviridae; it is transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of an infected aedes species mosquito (e.g., ae. aegypti and ae. albopictus) (1). zika virus has been identified as a cause of congenital microcephaly and other serious brain defects (2). as of june 30, 2016, cdc had issued travel notices for 49 countries and u.s. territories across much of the western hemisphere (3), including brazil, where the 2016 olympic and paralympi ... | 2016 | 27442184 |
| survey of blood collection centers and implementation of guidance for prevention of transfusion-transmitted zika virus infection - puerto rico, 2016. | | 2016 | 27441778 |
| zika virus: facing a new threat. | | 2016 | 27438661 |
| de novo structural modeling and conserved epitopes prediction of zika virus envelop protein for vaccine development. | zika virus (zika v) is a positive single-stranded rna virus that is transmitted by mosquito bites. zika v envelop protein is antigenic and is involved in fusion and entry of viral particles into the cell. till date, there is no vaccine and antiviral drug available against zika v. thus, there is a need to develop a vaccine against zika v. this study was designed for the prediction of b cell and t cell epitopes that can be helpful in diagnosis and vaccine designing against this emerging threat. fo ... | 2016 | 27438351 |
| accidental discovery and isolation of zika virus in uganda and the relentless epidemiologist behind the investigations. | | 2016 | 27438084 |
| update on zika virus: considerations for the traveling athlete. | as public health experts work to contain the outbreak of zika virus in south america and minimize the devastating prenatal complications, the international sports community prepares for the 2016 summer olympic and paralympic games in rio de janeiro, brazil. athletes have publicly expressed concern regarding the health risks of competition in zika-endemic areas.(33) ensuring the safety of the athletes during training and competition is the primary role of the team physician. special consideration ... | 2016 | 27436751 |
| outbreak of zika virus infection, chiapas state, mexico, 2015, and first confirmed transmission by aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the americas. | after decades of obscurity, zika virus (zikv) has spread through the americas since 2015 accompanied by congenital microcephaly and guillain-barré syndrome. although these epidemics presumably involve transmission by aedes aegypti, no direct evidence of vector involvement has been reported, prompting speculation that other mosquitoes such as culex quinquefasciatus could be involved. | 2016 | 27436433 |
| us congress fails to agree zika virus funding before summer break. | | 2016 | 27435990 |
| [zika virus: travel, mosquitoes and olympic games]. | | 2016 | 27435517 |
| cardiovascular complications after zika virus infection. | | 2016 | 27434361 |
| modeling zika virus infection in pregnancy. | | 2016 | 27433842 |
| development and implementation of a zika virus disease response protocol at a large academic medical center. | the rapid spread of zika virus represents a threat to public health and demands significant preparation from hospitals and health care systems. establishment of procedures for the identification of cases of zika virus infection is a fundamental aspect of response planning. we describe the steps taken in the development and implementation of a protocol for the diagnosis and management of suspected cases of zika virus infection in a large academic medical center. (disaster med public health prepar ... | 2016 | 27431802 |
| zika virus in the female genital tract. | | 2016 | 27427201 |
| zika virus in nepal. | | 2016 | 27426716 |
| non-vector-borne transmission of zika virus: a systematic review. | increasing numbers of confirmed cases of zika virus (zikv) infection resulting from non-mosquito-borne transmission have been reported. | 2017 | 27425793 |
| attomolar zika virus oligonucleotide detection based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification and ac susceptometry. | because of the serological cross-reactivity among the flaviviruses, molecular detection methods, such as reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr), play an important role in the recent zika outbreak. however, due to the limited sensitivity, the detection window of rt-pcr for zika viremia is only about one week after symptom onset. by combining loop-mediated isothermal amplification (lamp) and ac susceptometry, we demonstrate a rapid and homogeneous detection system for the zika vi ... | 2016 | 27423039 |
| guillain-barré syndrome in colombia: where do we stand now? | guillain-barré syndrome (gbs) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness disease caused by the immune-mediated damage of the peripheral nervous system. since there is an increase incidence of gbs cases in latin america, particularly in colombia, and most of them are currently preceded by zika virus (zikv) infection, we aimed to assess the available evidence of the disease in colombia through a systematic literature review. out of 51 screened abstracts, only 16 corresponded to articles that met inclusion c ... | 2016 | 27421717 |
| [zika virus infection]. | | 2016 | 27419889 |
| zika virus infection associated with severe thrombocytopenia. | we report two patients that developed severe thrombocytopenia after zika virus (zikv) infection. the first patient had 1000 platelets/μl and died after multiple hemorrhages. the second patient had 2000 platelets/μl, had melena and ecchymoses, and recovered after receiving intravenous immunoglobulin. zikv may be associated with immune-mediated severe thrombocytopenia. | 2016 | 27418575 |
| [zika virus. excessive alarm or real risk?]. | | 2017 | 27417950 |
| assessing the global threat from zika virus. | first discovered in 1947, zika virus (zikv) infection remained a little-known tropical disease until 2015, when its apparent association with a considerable increase in the incidence of microcephaly in brazil raised alarms worldwide. there is limited information on the key factors that determine the extent of the global threat from zikv infection and resulting complications. here, we review what is known about the epidemiology, natural history, and public health effects of zikv infection, the em ... | 2016 | 27417495 |
| placental mechanics in the zika-microcephaly relationship. | how the zika virus (zikv) accesses the embryo remains unknown. in this issue, quicke et al. (2016) use an in vitro model of the human placenta to show that placental macrophages are more permissive to zikv infection than trophoblasts, which may be refractory to infection (bayer et al., 2016). | 2016 | 27414496 |
| rising concern regarding pregnant women and zika virus. | | 2016 | 27414192 |
| zika virus infections. | since its discovery in 1947 in uganda, the zika virus (zikv) remained in the shadows emerging in 2007 in micronesia, where hundreds of dengue-like syndromes were reported. then, in 2013-2014, it was rife in french polynesia, where the first neurological effects were observed. more recently, its arrival in brazil was accompanied by an unusually high number of children with microcephaly born to mothers infected with zikv during the first trimester of pregnancy. in 2016, the world health organizati ... | 2016 | 27412976 |
| zika virus as a causative agent for primary microencephaly: the evidence so far. | zika virus (zikv) infection has been associated with congenital microcephaly and peripheral neuropathy. the ongoing epidemic has triggered swift responses in the scientific community, and a number of recent reports have now confirmed a causal relationship between zikv infection and birth defect. in particular, zikv has been shown to be capable of compromising and crossing the placental barrier and infect the developing fetal brain, resulting in the demise and functional impairment of neuroprogen ... | 2016 | 27412681 |
| [epidemiology and neurological complications of infection by the zika virus: a new emerging neurotropic virus. reply]. | | 2016 | 27412024 |
| [epidemiology and neurological complications of infection by the zika virus: a new emerging neurotropic virus]. | | 2016 | 27412023 |
| zika virus. | zika virus (zikv) infections are the latest global public health emergency. occupational health nurses can protect society by educating workers, women of childbearing age, and others traveling in zikv-infected areas about prevention strategies. | 2016 | 27411846 |
| zika virus-associated microcephaly and eye lesions in the newborn. | on february 1, 2016, zika virus (zikv) was designated as a public health emergency of international concern by the director of the world health organization. zika virus has spread to numerous countries throughout the americas, affecting up to an estimated 1.3 million people since the first reports from brazil in early 2015. although zikv infections are self-limiting, fetal microcephaly and ophthalmic anomalies have been associated with zikv infection as a possible result of perinatal transmissio ... | 2016 | 27405738 |
| egg and fourth instar larvae gut of aedes aegypti as a source of stem cells. | according to the world health organization, 2015 registered more than 1.206.172 cases of dengue in the americas. recently, the aedes aegypti has been not only related to dengue, but also with cases of zika virus and chikungunya. due to its epidemiological importance, this study characterized the morphology of the embryonated eggs of a. aegypti and provided a protocol to culture stem cells from eggs and digestive tract of fourth instar larvae in order to examine cell biology and expression of mar ... | 2016 | 27401144 |
| the protection to women's fundamental rights violated by the zika virus epidemic. | | 2016 | 27400363 |
| yellow fever remains a potential threat to public health. | yellow fever (yf) remains a serious public health threat in endemic countries. the recent re-emergence in africa, initiating in angola and spreading to democratic republic of congo and uganda, with imported cases in china and kenya is of concern. there is such a shortage of yf vaccine in the world that the world health organization has proposed the use of reduced doses (1/5) during emergencies. in this short communication, we discuss these and other problems including the risk of spread of yf to ... | 2016 | 27400066 |
| zika virus infection in pregnant women: topic for discussion. | | 2016 | 27399927 |
| zika and rio olympic games. | zika virus (zikv) is an arthropod-borne virus that is mainly transmitted via a bite from a female mosquito of the aedes species. however, zikv can be transmitted sexually or via blood. due to the recent zikv outbreak in south and central america, many national and international organizations are concerned about the safety of athletes, coaches, staff, and spectators during the olympic and paralympic games. infected individuals are generally asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. however, zikv infect ... | 2017 | 27399828 |
| the french experience of the threat posed by zika virus. | | 2016 | 27397775 |
| humidity that is appropriate for zika virus infection: a summary from thai cases. | | 2016 | 27393106 |
| zika virus, a pathway to new challenges. | the current zika outbreak is largest of its kind with 1.4 million cases in brazil alone. world health organization declared the current outbreak as the public health emergency of international concerns. the major route of zika virus transmission is mosquito bites. sexual transmission and monkey bites are also observed in few cases. there is dire need to evaluate the other routes of transmission like blood transfusion, lactation and contact with body fluids. zika virus is infecting infants, not o ... | 2016 | 27393088 |
| modeling zika virus infection in mice. | understanding the link between zika virus (zikv) infection and microcephaly requires in vivo models of zikv infection in pregnant adults and fetuses. three studies recently generated such mouse models of zikv infection, which corroborate previous in vitro evidence linking zikv infection and apoptosis induction in neurons and progenitors to microcephaly. | 2016 | 27392219 |
| nann provides education about neonatal abstinence syndrome and zika virus infection and prepares neonatal nurses to be advocates for their profession and their patients. | | 2016 | 27391568 |
| zika virus: implications for medical imaging professionals. | | 2016 | 27390239 |
| zika virus infection and once again the risk from other neglected diseases. | since the first cases of zika were identified and reported in brazil, the magnitude and consequences of the outbreak in the americas have increased tremendously, leading the world health organization to consider zika and its link with clusters of microcephaly a public health emergency of international concern. only a previous large outbreak in french polynesia was known and no neurological anomalies have been reported. differences in african and asian lineage and differences in genetic evolution ... | 2016 | 27390166 |
| assuring blood safety and availability: zika virus, the latest emerging infectious disease battlefront. | | 2016 | 27389990 |