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Birth Defects Among Fetuses and Infants of US Women With Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy
Honein, Margaret A. et al. (2017)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 of Zika virus, microcephaly occurs ... -
Isolation of Zika Virus from Febrile Patient, Indonesia
Perkasa, A.; Yudhaputri, F.; Haryanto, S.; et al. (2016-06)Arthropodborne viruses (arboviruses) cause substantial human disease worldwide and have a pronounced effect on public health throughout Asia. Zika virus, discovered in Uganda in 1947 (1), is a flavivirus related to the ... -
Local Transmission of Zika Virus - Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015-January 28, 2016
Thomas, Dana L.; Sharp, Tyler M.; Torres, Jomil; et al. (2016-06)Zika virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, spread to the Region of the Americas (Americas) in mid-2015, and appears to be related to congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (1,2). On February 1, 2016, the World ... -
Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission - Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015-April 14, 2016
Dirlikov, Emilio; Ryff, Kyle R.; Torres-Aponte, Jomil; et al. (2016-06)Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes species mosquitoes, and symptoms of infection can include rash, fever, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis (1).* Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of ... -
Phylogeny of Zika Virus in Western Hemisphere, 2015
Lanciotti, R.; Lambert, A. J.; Holodniy, M.; et al. (2016-06)Zika virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, and is transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Clinical signs and symptoms of human infection include fever, headache, malaise, maculopapular rash, and ... -
Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy - Colombia, January-November 2016
Cuevas, Esther Liliana; Tong, Van T.; Rozo, Nathaly; et al. (2016-06)In Colombia, approximately 105,000 suspected cases of Zika virus disease (diagnosed based on clinical symptoms, regardless of laboratory confirmation) were reported during August 9, 2015-November 12, 2016, including nearly ... -
Revision to CDC’s Zika Travel Notices: Minimal Likelihood for Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Transmission at Elevations Above 2,000 Meters
Cetron, Martin (2016-06)Since May 2015, when Zika virus, a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, was reported in Brazil, the virus has rapidly spread across the Region of the Americas and the Caribbean. The association ... -
Zika Virus Disease in Colombia — Preliminary Report
Pacheco, Oscar; Beltrán, Mauricio; Nelson, Christina A.; et al. (2016-06)Background Colombia began official surveillance for Zika virus disease (ZVD) in August 2015. In October 2015, an outbreak of ZVD was declared after laboratory-confirmed disease was identified in nine patients. Methods Using ...