Dengue, Zika and chikungunya during pregnancy: pre-and post-travel advice and clinical management

M Vouga, YC Chiu, L Pomar, SV de Meyer… - Journal of travel …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Rationale for review Young adults of childbearing age and pregnant women are travelling
more frequently to tropical areas, exposing them to specific arboviral infections such as …

Zika virus during pregnancy: From maternal exposure to congenital Zika virus syndrome

L Pomar, D Musso, G Malinger, M Vouga… - Prenatal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
What is already known about the topic? The Zika virus (ZIKV) emergence and its
consequences during pregnancy led to an increasing number of data about the maternal …

[HTML][HTML] Dengue and Zika virus diagnostic testing for patients with a clinically compatible illness and risk for infection with both viruses

TM Sharp - MMWR. Recommendations and Reports, 2019 - cdc.gov
Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related mosquitoborne flaviviruses with similar
transmission cycles, distribution throughout the tropics and subtropics, and disease …

Are internet videos useful sources of information during global public health emergencies? A case study of YouTube videos during the 2015–16 Zika virus pandemic

K Bora, D Das, B Barman, P Borah - Pathogens and global health, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Internet-videos, though popular sources of public health information, are often
unverified and anecdotal. We critically evaluated YouTube videos about Zika virus available …

Simpler, faster, and sensitive Zika virus assay using smartphone detection of loop-mediated isothermal amplification on paper microfluidic chips

K Kaarj, P Akarapipad, JY Yoon - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The recent Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak has prompted the need for field-ready diagnostics that
are rapid, easy-to-use, handheld, and disposable while providing extreme sensitivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Update: interim guidance for the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection—United States, October 2017

T Adebanjo - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017 - cdc.gov
CDC has updated its interim guidance for US health care providers caring for infants with
possible congenital Zika virus infection (1) in response to recently published updated …

False positives in reverse transcription PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2

AN Cohen, B Kessel - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background Large-scale testing for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR is a key element of the
response to COVID-19, but little attention has been paid to the potential frequency and …

Infections during pregnancy

C Leeper, A Lutzkanin - Primary Care: Clinics in Office …, 2018 - primarycare.theclinics.com
In pregnancy, potential effects of infections on both mother and fetus must be considered.
Pregnant women are at increased risk of some infections due to physiologic changes of …

Vertical transmission of Zika virus and its outcomes: a Bayesian synthesis of prospective studies

AE Ades, A Soriano-Arandes, A Alarcon… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Prospective studies of Zika virus in pregnancy have reported rates of
congenital Zika syndrome and other adverse outcomes by trimester. However, Zika virus can …

Fetal demise and failed antibody therapy during Zika virus infection of pregnant macaques

DM Magnani, TF Rogers, NJ Maness… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection of pregnant women is associated with pathologic complications of
fetal development. Here, we infect pregnant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) with a …