Co-infection with Zika and Dengue Viruses in 2 Patients, New
... To the Editor: Dengue is the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease in tropical and subtropical countries. Every year, dengue virus (DENV) infections cause more than 50 million cases, 500,000 hospitalizations, and 12,500 deaths worldwide (1). DENV belongs to the genus Flavivirus and is transmi ...
... To the Editor: Dengue is the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease in tropical and subtropical countries. Every year, dengue virus (DENV) infections cause more than 50 million cases, 500,000 hospitalizations, and 12,500 deaths worldwide (1). DENV belongs to the genus Flavivirus and is transmi ...
Open access
... The science of infectious diseases involves hundreds of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The amount of information available about microbial organisms poses a special problem to infection preventionists (IPs). Obviously, the impact of microbial disease cannot be overstated. Traditionally, the ...
... The science of infectious diseases involves hundreds of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The amount of information available about microbial organisms poses a special problem to infection preventionists (IPs). Obviously, the impact of microbial disease cannot be overstated. Traditionally, the ...
Health Advisory: Zika Virus - January 16, 2016
... Local transmission of Zika virus has not been documented in the continental United States. However, Zika virus infections have been reported in travelers returning to the United States. With the recent outbreaks in the Americas, the number of Zika virus disease cases among travelers visiting or retu ...
... Local transmission of Zika virus has not been documented in the continental United States. However, Zika virus infections have been reported in travelers returning to the United States. With the recent outbreaks in the Americas, the number of Zika virus disease cases among travelers visiting or retu ...
Zika Virus Outside Africa
... Valley encephalitis, or West Nile viruses, but there were too few samples tested to derive robust estimates of the sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA. IgM was detectable as early as 3 days after onset of illness in some persons; 1 person with evidence of previous flavivirus infection had not d ...
... Valley encephalitis, or West Nile viruses, but there were too few samples tested to derive robust estimates of the sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA. IgM was detectable as early as 3 days after onset of illness in some persons; 1 person with evidence of previous flavivirus infection had not d ...
Media Release
... Mouse Model of Zika Echoes Infection in Humans Until recent weeks, only three papers using mice to study Zika infection had been published in the last 60 years. In some of these studies, viral particles were injected directly into the brain (which is not so clinically relevant), and so with the ongo ...
... Mouse Model of Zika Echoes Infection in Humans Until recent weeks, only three papers using mice to study Zika infection had been published in the last 60 years. In some of these studies, viral particles were injected directly into the brain (which is not so clinically relevant), and so with the ongo ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2017 Pre
... human genetic differences that influence T cell responses might impact how people react to Zika infection. While in recent decades dengue had been steadily expanding around the globe, Zika had remained relatively unknown until the 2015/2016 outbreaks catapulted the virus into the public’s consci ...
... human genetic differences that influence T cell responses might impact how people react to Zika infection. While in recent decades dengue had been steadily expanding around the globe, Zika had remained relatively unknown until the 2015/2016 outbreaks catapulted the virus into the public’s consci ...
Zika virus syndrome - EAD
... Issues in the beginning of this outbreak • Why microcephaly cases were not described during the previous outbreak in French Polinesia ? • Eurosurveillance registered similar cases after the Brazilian microcephaly outbreak ...
... Issues in the beginning of this outbreak • Why microcephaly cases were not described during the previous outbreak in French Polinesia ? • Eurosurveillance registered similar cases after the Brazilian microcephaly outbreak ...
Exercising the Body and Brain
... Without vaccines, epidemics of many preventable diseases could return—resulting in increased and unnecessary illness, disability and death among children. A vaccination contains a virus or bacteria—typically in a live but weakened state or in an “inactivated” state—that is administered to protect ag ...
... Without vaccines, epidemics of many preventable diseases could return—resulting in increased and unnecessary illness, disability and death among children. A vaccination contains a virus or bacteria—typically in a live but weakened state or in an “inactivated” state—that is administered to protect ag ...
Concern over Zika virus outbreak: another alarming global
... in three other states. It was declared that the situation is of national public health emergency, and they began undertaking clinical, laboratory, and ultrasound analysis of affected newborn babies and their mothers. The WHO and Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemiological alert. Due t ...
... in three other states. It was declared that the situation is of national public health emergency, and they began undertaking clinical, laboratory, and ultrasound analysis of affected newborn babies and their mothers. The WHO and Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemiological alert. Due t ...
Information on Zika Virus (updated January 25, 2017)
... RT-PCR: during acute infection. Of note, in blood, positive PCR results can only be expected up to 4 days after onset of symptom, in urine the virus can be detected by PCR up to 3 weeks, in sperm potentially longer. Pregnant women may have longer lasting viraemia than non-pregnant women. ZIKV RNA co ...
... RT-PCR: during acute infection. Of note, in blood, positive PCR results can only be expected up to 4 days after onset of symptom, in urine the virus can be detected by PCR up to 3 weeks, in sperm potentially longer. Pregnant women may have longer lasting viraemia than non-pregnant women. ZIKV RNA co ...
Zika Virus as a Cause of Neurologic Disorders
... crocephaly, a clinical sign that can be caused by underdevelopment of the fetal brain, was first reported in northeastern Brazil in 2015, after Zika virus transmission had been confirmed there. These reports of excess cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome and microcephaly led the World Health Organizatio ...
... crocephaly, a clinical sign that can be caused by underdevelopment of the fetal brain, was first reported in northeastern Brazil in 2015, after Zika virus transmission had been confirmed there. These reports of excess cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome and microcephaly led the World Health Organizatio ...
Zika virus: What does a physician caring for
... other congenital infections as follows: “(1) severe microcephaly with partially collapsed skull; (2) thin cerebral cortices with subcortical calcifications; (3) macular scarring and focal pigmentary retinal mottling; (4) congenital contractures; and (5) marked early hypertonia and symptoms of extrap ...
... other congenital infections as follows: “(1) severe microcephaly with partially collapsed skull; (2) thin cerebral cortices with subcortical calcifications; (3) macular scarring and focal pigmentary retinal mottling; (4) congenital contractures; and (5) marked early hypertonia and symptoms of extrap ...
Zika virus: What does a physician caring for children in Canada
... have been documented in most countries in South America and the Caribbean, Mexico, and the USA (in Florida and Texas only, as of March 1, 2017) (see ...
... have been documented in most countries in South America and the Caribbean, Mexico, and the USA (in Florida and Texas only, as of March 1, 2017) (see ...
Zika Medical Information
... Epidemiological Update, Neurological Syndrome, congenital abnormalities and Zica virus January 17, 2016. Pan American Health Organization • www.paho.org • © PAHO/WHO, 2016 ...
... Epidemiological Update, Neurological Syndrome, congenital abnormalities and Zica virus January 17, 2016. Pan American Health Organization • www.paho.org • © PAHO/WHO, 2016 ...
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... Fig. S1. Phylogeny of the flavi-viruses A cladogram representing the phylogenetic relationship of the Zika virus with other closely related flaviviruses like Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, Yellow fever and West Nile Virus obtained using the Maximum Likelihood method based on the General Time Reversi ...
... Fig. S1. Phylogeny of the flavi-viruses A cladogram representing the phylogenetic relationship of the Zika virus with other closely related flaviviruses like Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, Yellow fever and West Nile Virus obtained using the Maximum Likelihood method based on the General Time Reversi ...
Zika Virus and Transplantation of Solid Organs from Deceased Donors
... Zika virus (ZIKV) is a Flavivirus related to Yellow Fever, Dengue, West Nile, and Japanese Encephalitis viruses. In 2007 ZIKV caused an outbreak of relatively mild disease characterized by rash, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis on Yap Island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This was the first time t ...
... Zika virus (ZIKV) is a Flavivirus related to Yellow Fever, Dengue, West Nile, and Japanese Encephalitis viruses. In 2007 ZIKV caused an outbreak of relatively mild disease characterized by rash, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis on Yap Island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This was the first time t ...
Zika Virus: Frequently Asked Questions What is Zika virus disease
... daytime biters and they can also bite at night. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite a person already infected with the virus. Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other people through bites. Mother-to-baby: It can also be transmitted from a pregnant mother to her baby during preg ...
... daytime biters and they can also bite at night. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite a person already infected with the virus. Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other people through bites. Mother-to-baby: It can also be transmitted from a pregnant mother to her baby during preg ...
Local Transmission of Zika Infection is Feasible in Non
... people of any age who contract infection, it is estimated that four of every five adults who are infected with Zika do not exhibit any clinical manifestations [11]. Hence, they may be entirely unaware of their contact with this virus and act as asymptomatic carriers of infection for several days aft ...
... people of any age who contract infection, it is estimated that four of every five adults who are infected with Zika do not exhibit any clinical manifestations [11]. Hence, they may be entirely unaware of their contact with this virus and act as asymptomatic carriers of infection for several days aft ...
ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION
... THE EMERGENCE OF ZIKA VIRUS 1947 – Isolation from Rhesus monkey, Zika forest, Uganda 1948 – Isolated from Aedes africanus mosquitos, Zika forest, 6% people in area test positive serologically 1952 – Nigeria, isolated from child, fever & headache 1956 – Human volunteer inoculation, limited febrile ...
... THE EMERGENCE OF ZIKA VIRUS 1947 – Isolation from Rhesus monkey, Zika forest, Uganda 1948 – Isolated from Aedes africanus mosquitos, Zika forest, 6% people in area test positive serologically 1952 – Nigeria, isolated from child, fever & headache 1956 – Human volunteer inoculation, limited febrile ...
IPFA Position Paper on ZIKA virus and the safety of plasma
... were reported in the Yap Isles in 2007 and in French Polynesia in 2013-2014. In April 2015, locallyacquired cases of Zika virus infection have been reported in Brazil and in December, the Brazilian Ministry of Health estimated that 440,000–1,300,000 suspected cases of Zika virus infection had occurr ...
... were reported in the Yap Isles in 2007 and in French Polynesia in 2013-2014. In April 2015, locallyacquired cases of Zika virus infection have been reported in Brazil and in December, the Brazilian Ministry of Health estimated that 440,000–1,300,000 suspected cases of Zika virus infection had occurr ...
Here - MUNESCO
... 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific ...
... 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific ...
ZIKA VIRUS: INFORMATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
... Asymptomatic infections are more common than symptomatic infections. Only 1 in 4 people infected with Zika virus are believed to develop symptoms. This is particularly important when discussing Zika virus infection with pregnant women, sexual partners of pregnant women, those planning pregnancies or ...
... Asymptomatic infections are more common than symptomatic infections. Only 1 in 4 people infected with Zika virus are believed to develop symptoms. This is particularly important when discussing Zika virus infection with pregnant women, sexual partners of pregnant women, those planning pregnancies or ...
Zika Virus Infections - Medical University of South Carolina
... 1,688 cases classified as imported, one transfusion-related case, and two cryptic cases, with an onset of symptoms in 2010 among persons in the United States. The total number of cases represents an increase of 14% from the 1,484 cases reported for 2009. Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, ...
... 1,688 cases classified as imported, one transfusion-related case, and two cryptic cases, with an onset of symptoms in 2010 among persons in the United States. The total number of cases represents an increase of 14% from the 1,484 cases reported for 2009. Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, ...
Zika virus and neurology: proving cause and effect | SpringerLink
... 1952. Caused by the Zika flavivirus it consisted of a mild and self-limiting illness of rash, low-grade fever, conjunctivitis, headache and myalgia. Two strains of Zika virus were subsequently identified (African and Asian) with transmission via mosquito or sexual contact. Since 2007 there have been ...
... 1952. Caused by the Zika flavivirus it consisted of a mild and self-limiting illness of rash, low-grade fever, conjunctivitis, headache and myalgia. Two strains of Zika virus were subsequently identified (African and Asian) with transmission via mosquito or sexual contact. Since 2007 there have been ...
Zika fever
Zika fever is an illness caused by the Zika virus, a member of the family Flaviviridae. The fever and virus are named after the Ugandan forest where the virus was first isolated.