Recent African strains of Zika virus display higher transmissibility and fetal pathogenicity than Asian strains
The global emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) revealed the unprecedented ability for a mosquito-
borne virus to cause congenital birth defects. A puzzling aspect of ZIKV emergence is that all …
borne virus to cause congenital birth defects. A puzzling aspect of ZIKV emergence is that all …
Mosquito-associated viruses and their related mosquitoes in West Africa
Mosquito-associated viruses (MAVs), including mosquito-specific viruses (MSVs) and
mosquito-borne (arbo) viruses (MBVs), are an increasing public, veterinary, and global …
mosquito-borne (arbo) viruses (MBVs), are an increasing public, veterinary, and global …
Global seroprevalence of Zika virus in asymptomatic individuals: A systematic review
PM Saba Villarroel, R Hamel… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread to five of the six World Health Organization (WHO)
regions. Given the substantial number of asymptomatic infections and clinical presentations …
regions. Given the substantial number of asymptomatic infections and clinical presentations …
Zika viruses of African and Asian lineages cause fetal harm in a mouse model of vertical transmission
AS Jaeger, RA Murrieta, LR Goren… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was first linked to birth defects during the American
outbreak in 2015/2016. It has been proposed that mutations unique to the Asian/American …
outbreak in 2015/2016. It has been proposed that mutations unique to the Asian/American …
The African strain of Zika virus causes more severe in utero infection than Asian strain in a porcine fetal transmission model
Studies in mice showed that African Zika virus (ZIKV) strains cause more damage in
embryos. These studies, however, were limited to the mouse-adapted African MR766 strain …
embryos. These studies, however, were limited to the mouse-adapted African MR766 strain …
[HTML][HTML] Arbovirus surveillance in pregnant women in north-central Nigeria, 2019–2022
Background The adverse impact of Zika (ZIKV), dengue (DENV), and chikungunya (CHIKV)
virus infection in pregnancy has been recognized in Latin America and Asia but is not well …
virus infection in pregnancy has been recognized in Latin America and Asia but is not well …
Sero-molecular prevalence of Zika virus among pregnant women attending some public hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria
JO Shaibu, AP Okwuraiwe, AR Jakkari… - European Journal of …, 2021 - ej-med.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) is one of the arboviruses implicated in febrile illness, microcephaly and
other neurological disorders in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy …
other neurological disorders in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy …
Cryptic Zika virus infections unmasked from suspected malaria cases in Northeastern Nigeria
MM Baba, A Ahmed, SY Jackson, BS Oderinde - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Although environmental and human behavioral factors in countries with Zika
virus (ZIKV) outbreaks are also common in Nigeria, such an outbreak has not yet been …
virus (ZIKV) outbreaks are also common in Nigeria, such an outbreak has not yet been …
Zika virus in West Africa: a seroepidemiological study between 2007 and 2012
According to the World Health Organization, the entire African continent is at risk of a Zika
outbreak. To increase data availability on the epidemiology of Zika virus circulation in Africa …
outbreak. To increase data availability on the epidemiology of Zika virus circulation in Africa …
[HTML][HTML] Zika virus circulation in Mali
I Diarra, E Nurtop, AK Sangaré, I Sagara… - Emerging Infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The circulation of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Mali has not been clearly characterized. Therefore, we
conducted a serologic survey of 793 asymptomatic volunteers> 15 years of age (2016), and …
conducted a serologic survey of 793 asymptomatic volunteers> 15 years of age (2016), and …