Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) in the genus Flavivirus and the
family Flaviviridae. ZIKV was first isolated from a nonhuman primate in 1947 and from …

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A widespread epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was reported in 2015 in South and
Central America and the Caribbean. A major concern associated with this infection is the …

Summary Background Between October, 2013, and April, 2014, French Polynesia
experienced the largest Zika virus outbreak ever described at that time. During the same …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus belonging to the genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae) and
was first described in 1947 in Uganda following blood analyses of sentinel Rhesus …

Background The incidence of microcephaly in Brazil in 2015 was 20 times higher than in
previous years. Congenital microcephaly is associated with genetic factors and several …

The recent global (re) emergence of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), such as
chikungunya and Zika virus, was widely reported in the media as though it was a new …

Transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas was first confirmed in May 2015 in
northeast Brazil. Brazil has had the highest number of reported ZIKV cases worldwide (more …

The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors—Zika,
chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others—is a …

Zika virus intrauterine infection causes fetal brain abnormality and microcephaly: tip of the
iceberg? Zika virus intrauterine infection causes fetal brain abnormality and microcephaly: tip of …