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Zika virus impairs growth in human neurospheres and brain organoids
(2016-06)The pernicious and resilient Aedes mosquito is rapidly spreading Zika virus (ZIKV) through the Americas. ZIKV infection mostly causes mild disease, but in some patients, nervous system involvement is indicated. A particular ... -
Zika Virus in a Traveler Returning to China from Caracas, Venezuela, February 2016
(2016-07)Zika virus, a member of the Flaviviridae family, is primarily transmitted through Aedes spp. mosquitoes, and evidence of vertical, sexual, and blood transmission of Zika virus has been reported (1–3). The virus has spread ... -
Zika Virus in an American Recreational Traveler
(2016)We report the case of a 48-year-old American traveler who presented to our clinic with diffuse rash, malaise, fatigue, fever, arthralgia, low back pain, and bilateral exudative conjunctivitis. The patient had an extensive ... -
Zika virus in Brazil and macular atrophy in a child with microcephaly
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne Flavivirus, was first reported in human beings in 1952.1 Before April, 2015, no case had been reported in Brazil. However, between April and November, 2015, 18 of the 27 Brazilian states ... -
Zika Virus in Gabon (Central Africa) – 2007: A New Threat from Aedes albopictus?
(2014)Chikungunya and dengue viruses emerged in Gabon in 2007, with large outbreaks primarily affecting the capital Libreville and several northern towns. Both viruses subsequently spread to the south-east of the country, with ... -
Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings
(2016-06)Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), with ~30,000 cases reported to date. ZIKV was first detected in Brazil in May 2015 and cases of microcephaly potentially associated with ZIKV infection ... -
Zika Virus Infection Acquired During Brief Travel to Indonesia
(2014)Zika virus infection closely resembles dengue fever. It is possible that many cases are misdiagnosed or missed. We report a case of Zika virus infection in an Australian traveler who returned from Indonesia with fever and ... -
Zika virus infection after travel to Tahiti, December 2013
(2014)Zika virus (ZIKV), a member of the family Flaviviridae, is a mosquito-borne virus that is endemic to Africa and Southeast Asia. ZIKV causes illness that is similar to dengue fever, characterized by joint pain, myalgia, ... -
Zika Virus Infection Among U.S. Pregnant Travelers — August 2015–February 2016
(2016-06)After reports of microcephaly and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in infants of mothers infected with Zika virus during pregnancy, CDC issued a travel alert on January 15, 2016, advising pregnant women to consider postponing ... -
Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise
(2016-06)Background: The rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas and current outbreak of microcephaly in Brazil has raised attention to the possible deleterious effects that the virus may have on fetuses. Methodology/principal ... -
Zika virus infection complicated by Guillain-Barre syndrome--case report, French Polynesia, December 2013
(2014)Zika fever, considered as an emerging disease of arboviral origin, because of its expanding geographic area, is known as a benign infection usually presenting as an influenza-like illness with cutaneous rash. So far, Zika ... -
Zika virus infection during pregnancy and microcephaly occurrence: a review of literature and Brazilian data
(2016-06)In November of 2015, the Ministry of Health of Brazil published an announcement confirming the relationship between Zika virus and the microcephaly outbreak in the Northeast, suggesting that infected pregnant women might ... -
Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in Mice Causes Placental Damage and Fetal Demise
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnant women causes intrauterine growth restriction, spontaneous abortion, and microcephaly. Here, we describe two mouse models of placental and fetal disease associated with in utero ... -
Zika virus infection experimentally induced in a human volunteer
(1956)(1) A volunteer has been inoculated with the Eastern Nigerian strain of Zika virus. (2) Following an incubation period of 82 hours a mild, short-lived febrile condition occurred without evidence of involvement of any ... -
Zika virus infection in 18 travellers returning from Surinam and the Dominican Republic, The Netherlands, November 2015-March 2016
(2016-06)PURPOSE: We report 18 cases of confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in travellers returning to the Netherlands from Surinam (South America, bordering northern Brazil) and the Dominican Republic. METHODS: In a multi-centre ... -
Zika Virus Infection in a Massachusetts Resident After Travel to Costa Rica: A Case Report
(2016)Case Report: On 2 to 3 January 2016, a previously healthy 55-year-old male Massachusetts resident presented to the walk-in clinic at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with rash, conjunctivitis, and arthralgia. ... -
Zika virus infection in a traveller returning from the Maldives, June 2015
(2016)We report a Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in a patient with fever and rash after returning to Finland from Maldives, June 2015. The patient had dengue virus (DENV) IgG and IgM antibodies but pan-flavivirus RT-PCR and subsequent ... -
Zika virus infection in a traveller returning to Europe from Brazil, March 2015
(2016)We report a case of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection imported into Europe from the Americas. The patient developed fever, rash, and oedema of hands and feet after returning to Italy from Brazil in late March 2015. ... -
ZIka virus infection in Asia: Reappraisal on phylogenetic data of Asian lineage
(2016-06)Zika virus is the new focused virus in tropical medicine. The Zika virus infection can result in acute hemorrhagic febrile illness and the infection can also result in birth defect [1], [2]. The disease has been known for ... -
Zika virus infection in Australia following a monkey bite in Indonesia
(2016)A traveller returning to Australia developed Zika virus infection, with fever, rash and conjunctivitis, with onset five days after a monkey bite in Bali, Indonesia. Flavivirus RNA detected on PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab ...