Zika virus - an overview

Camila Zanluca; Claudia Nunes Duarte Dos Santos

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2016.03.003

Zika virus - an overview

Microbes Infect. 2016 May;18(5):295-301. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.03.003. Epub 2016 Mar 16.

Authors

Camila Zanluca¹, Claudia Nunes Duarte Dos Santos²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
² Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: clsantos@fiocruz.br.

PMID: 26993028
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.03.003

Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) is currently one of the most important emerging viruses in the world. Recently, it has caused outbreaks and epidemics, and has been associated with severe clinical manifestations and congenital malformations. However to date, little is known about the pathogenicity of the virus and the consequences of ZIKV infection. In this paper, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on ZIKV.

Keywords: Arthropod-borne virus; Flavivirus; Viral emergence; Zika virus.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
Congenital Abnormalities / pathology
Congenital Abnormalities / virology*
Global Health
Humans
Zika Virus / pathogenicity
Zika Virus / physiology*
Zika Virus Infection / complications
Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
Zika Virus Infection / pathology
Zika Virus Infection / virology*