ALLMedicine™ Zika Virus Center

Nov 30th, 2021 - Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus which typically presents itself as febrile-like symptoms in humans but can also cause neurological and pregnancy complications. The transmission cycle of mosquito-borne arbovir...

Nov 29th, 2021 - The aim of this study was to investigate the role of middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler measurements for the prediction of abnormal neonatal outcomes in pregnancies affected by Zika virus (ZIKV). Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort of pre...

Nov 24th, 2021 - In 2017, a major outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection took place in Chincha Province, Peru, where arboviral circulation had never been reported before. We conducted a cross-sectional survey (March-May 2019) in two districts of Chincha Province:...

Nov 24th, 2021 - Several Zika virus (ZIKV) seroprevalence studies have been conducted in Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Americas, and the Caribbean. However, studies on ZIKV seroprevalence are limited in Malaysia though several studies have shown that the disease is e...

Nov 24th, 2021 - To describe oral manifestations in children born with microcephaly attributed to congenital Zika virus syndrome (CZS). Data was collected in semiannual intervals from 2017 to 2019, by oral exams of the children and interview with caregivers at a P...

Jun 14th, 2019 - Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related mosquitoborne flaviviruses with similar transmission cycles, distribution throughout the tropics and subtropics, and disease manifestations including fever, rash, myalgia, and arthralgia. For patients wi...

Aug 10th, 2018 - Zika virus infection can occur as a result of mosquitoborne or sexual transmission of the virus. Infection during pregnancy is a cause of fetal brain abnormalities and other serious birth defects (1,2). CDC has updated the interim guidance for men...

Nov 1st, 2021 - The International Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Zika in Infants and Pregnancy (ZIP) study has leveraged 10 international sites to follow mother-infant dyads prospectively in pregnancy and postpartum to determine the incidence and outco...

Sep 30th, 2021 - This study is co-sponsored by University of Loyola, Seville, Spain and from University of Minho, Braga Portugal. Emma Motrico and Ana Mesquita as Principal Investigators of the study are the Responsible Parties. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...

Jun 1st, 2021 - This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) to evaluate the efficacy of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquito release in reducing the burden of arbovirus (ARBV) infection in Brazil over three years. Children aged 6-11 years will...

May 24th, 2021 - This was a multicenter, randomized study to evaluate safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of a 3-dose vaccination regimen with the Zika virus wildtype (ZIKVwt) DNA vaccine (VRC-ZKADNA090-00-VP) or placebo (VRC-PBSPLA043-00-VP). The placebo was a s...

May 11th, 2021 - Arboviral epidemics continue to emerge suddenly and spread of disease is unpredictable. The 2015-16 Zika epidemic resulted in a high case number in Thailand, but not in neighboring Cambodia. It is known that nonhuman primates (NHPs) are important ...

Nov 9th, 2021 - (Reuters) - At least 89 people, including 17 children, have tested positive for the Zika virus in a surge of cases in the Indian city of Kanpur, its health department said on Monday. First discovered in 1947, the mosquito-borne virus Zika virus re...

Sep 16th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At age 2 years and beyond, babies born with microcephaly after exposure to Zika virus in the womb often have more severe neurodevelopmental delays and slower growth rates than their peers, although neurodevelopmental pr...

Feb 19th, 2021 - A Zika virus vaccine candidate prompted antibody responses in 80% of individuals who received two doses in a phase 1 study. Although Zika cases have declined in recent years, "geographic expansion of the Aedes aegypti mosquito to areas where popul...

Dec 22nd, 2020 - Two recently published studies indicate that COVID-19 infections were already circulating in the United States in December 2019. The question is whether these methodologies that could be applied to track the next pandemic.

Sep 28th, 2020 - The Evidence for Influenza Vaccine Correct answer? Give all of them. Let's begin with some history. The etiology of GBS is still unclear, though an antecedent respiratory tract or intestinal infection is reported in about two thirds of cases. The ...